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Saint James Infirmary

from Jazz Hunters by Jazz Hunters

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It was down in Old Joe's barroom
On the corner of the square
They were serving drinks as usual
And the usual crowd was there

On my left stood Big Joe McKennedy
His eyes was bloodshot red
He looked around to the crowd around him
These were the very words he said:

"I went down to the St. James Infirmary
I saw my baby there
Stretched out on a long white table
So sweet, so cold, so bare"

Well let her go, let her go
God bless her, wherever she may be
She may search this wide world over
She’ll never find a sweet man like me

Oh, when I die, just bury me
In my high top Stetson hat
Put a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain
The gang’ll know I died standin' pat

Well let her go, let her go
God bless her, wherever she may be
She may search this wide world over
She’ll never find a sweet man like me

I want six crap shooters to be pall bearers
And three pretty women to sing me a song
Place a jazz band on my hearse wagon
Just to raise hell as I stroll roll along

Well let her go, let her go
God bless her, wherever she may be
She can search this wide world over
She’ll never find a sweet man like me

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from Jazz Hunters, released September 2, 2020

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Jazz Hunters Zaragoza, Spain

Jazz Hunters is a street band based in Spain heavily influenced by the early jazz music with a repertoire from hot jazz, New Orleans music. Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Wynton Marsalis, Fats Domino, Tuba Skinny or the Preservation Hall Jazz Band are some of our references. ... more

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