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I went down to St. James Infirmary
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To see my baby there;
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She's lyin' on a long, white table
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So weak, so cool, so fair.


[Verse 2]
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I went up to see the doctor,
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"She's very low," he said.
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I went back to see my baby,
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Great God, she's lyin' there dead.


[Verse 3]
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I went down to Old Joe's Barroom
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On the corner of the square.
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They were serving drinks as usual
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And the usual crowd was there.


[Verse 4]
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On my left, stood old Joe McKennedy,
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His eyes were bloodshot red.
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He turned to the crowd around him,
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And these are the words he said:


[Chorus]
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Let her go, let her go, God bless her
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Wherever she may be.
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She may search the whole world over
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But she'll never find a man like me.


[Verse 5]
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If I die won't you please bury me
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In my high top Stetson hat.
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Put a gold piece on my watch chain
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So they know I died standing pat.


[Verse 6]
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Get six gamblers to carry my coffin,
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Six chorus girls to sing my song,
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Put the jazz band on my carriage,
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So they can raise hell as we go along.


[Verse 7]
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That's the end of my story,
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Now let's have another round of booze.
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If anyone should ask you,
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Tell them I got the St. James Infirmary Blues.