Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Canonical path: /louis-armstrong/st-james-infirmary
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St. James Infirmary
Read St. James Infirmary lyrics by Louis Armstrong on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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St. James Infirmary
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I went down to St. James Infirmary
Saw my baby there
She was stretched out on a long, white table
So cold, so sweet, so fair
Let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
She can look this wide world over
She'll never find a sweet man like me
When I die bury me in straight-leg shoes
I wanna box back coat and a stetson hat
Put a 20 dollar gold piece on my watch chain
So the boys'll know that I died standing pat
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