When I went down to St. James Infirmary,
well, I saw my baby lying there,
still rushed out on the cold white table.
So cold, so cold and so bare
God bless her wherever she may be
You can search this whole world over
I want you to bury me in my high -top Stetson hat
Put a 20 gold piece on my watch chain
So all the boys can know I
I want you to bury my body underneath
The roots of an old oak tree
I'm gonna spread my wings
Cause even death ain't gonna stop me
Girl, I saw my baby lying there
So rushed out on a cold white table
So cold, so cold, and so bare
You can search this whole world over
You ain't never found a sweet baby
Well, I went down to that old Joe's bar room
I had seven women on my track
When I came home later on that evening,
only six of them were coming back.
Well, you can search this whole world over,
You can search it high and low.
But you will never find a
pretty little baby like me,
no matter, no matter where you go.
I went down to the St. James infirmary
I saw my baby lying there
Still fresh out on the cold white table
So cold, so cold, so cold
Let her go, let her go, God bless her
well, you can search this whole world over
You ain't never found a sweet
I saw my baby lyin' there
Just to rest down on the cold white table