St. James Infirmary

Rufus Wainwright:

Early one morning at the St. James Infirmary

Early one morning in the month of May

I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white linen

All wrapped in white linen, and as cold as the clay

Martha Wainwright & McGarrigles:

Come sit down beside me, come and hear my sad story

Come sit down beside me come and hear my sad song

And tell me, for my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking

I'm a poor, rundown cowboy and Hell is my doom

Group:

Send for the doctor, come and heal my body

Send for the preacher come and heal up my soul

For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking

I'm a poor, rundown cowboy and Hell is my doom

Give me six dainty maidens, come and carry my coffin

Give me six dainty maidens, come and carry me home

And tell them to bring some of them sweet-smelling lilies

So they won't have to smell me as they carry me along