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St. James Infirmary Blues Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, folks, I'm going down to St. James Infirmary
And see
My little baby, there
She's stretched out on a long, white table
Well, she looks so good, so cold, so fair
[Verse 2]
Let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
You may search this
Whole wide world over
But you'll never find another sweetheart like me
Yeah
[Verse 3]
Take apart your bones and put 'em back together
Tell your momma that you're somebody new
Feel the breeze blowin', tell 'em all "look out, here he comes!"
Now I can say whatever I feel like to you
[Verse 4]
Then give me 6 crap-shootin' pallbearers
Let a chorus girl
Sing me a song
Put a red-hot jazz band at the top
We raise!
Hallelujah, as we go along
Well
Well, folks, I'm going down to St. James Infirmary
And see
My little baby, there
She's stretched out on a long, white table
Well, she looks so good, so cold, so fair
[Verse 2]
Let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
You may search this
Whole wide world over
But you'll never find another sweetheart like me
Yeah
[Verse 3]
Take apart your bones and put 'em back together
Tell your momma that you're somebody new
Feel the breeze blowin', tell 'em all "look out, here he comes!"
Now I can say whatever I feel like to you
[Verse 4]
Then give me 6 crap-shootin' pallbearers
Let a chorus girl
Sing me a song
Put a red-hot jazz band at the top
We raise!
Hallelujah, as we go along
Well
[Verse 5]
Well, folks, now that you have heard my story
Say, boy, hand me another shot of that rye!
And if anyone else should ask you
Just tell 'em I've got some of those St. James Infirmary blues
Well, folks, now that you have heard my story
Say, boy, hand me another shot of that rye!
And if anyone else should ask you
Just tell 'em I've got some of those St. James Infirmary blues
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Genius Annotation
Jacks take on a blues standard
Here’s him doing it with Jools Holland
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
What did The White Stripes say about "St. James Infirmary Blues"?
Genius Answer
As Jack said in Jools Holland (and elsewhere), he was introduced to the song from a Betty Boop cartoon on video cassette (“Snow White,” 1933). This is the one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBk3jwNSteo
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Release Date
June 15, 1999
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