It was down by 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 And his eyes were bloodshot red And he turned his face to the people And these were the words he said "I went down to St. James Infirmary I saw my baby there She was stretched out on a long white table So sweet, so cool, so fair Let her go, let her go, God bless her Wherever she may be She may search this whole world over Never find a sweeter man as me" When I die, please bury me In my high top Stetson hat Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain The gang'll know I died standing pat Let her go, let her go, God bless her Wherever she may be She may search this wide world over Never find a sweeter man as me I want six shooters to be my pallbearers All the women sing the song Stick a jazz band on my hearse wagon Raise hell as I stroll along Let her go, let her go, God bless her Wherever she may be She may search this whole world over Never find a sweeter man as me Never find a sweeter man as me Never find a sweeter man as me