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St. James Infirmary

from Doing Business as Shawn Byron by Shawn Byron

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lyrics

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 sat Big Joel McKinney
His eyes were bloodshot and red
He turned to the crowd around him
These are the words he said

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

Let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
She may search this wide world over
And never find another man like me

Now when I die, please bury me
In my high-top Stetson hat
Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch-chain
Let my boys know I died standing pat

I want six crap-shooters to be my pallbearers
Six choir boys sing me a song
Put a jazz band on my wagon
Raise hell as I stroll along

Now this is the end of my story
Let's have another shot of booze
And if anyone should happen to ask you
I've got those gamblers' blues

Let her go, let her go, God bless her
Wherever she may be
She may search this wide world over
And never find another man like me

credits

from Doing Business as Shawn Byron, released December 11, 2020
Traditional, arranged by Shawn Byron

All instruments by Shawn Byron, except:
- Rozanne Gewaar, backing vocal
- Andy Lentz on violin
- Ryan Clark on drums

Produced and recorded by Ryan Clark
Mixed by Paul Miner
Mastered by Piper Payne, Infrasonic Mastering

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Shawn Byron San Francisco, California

Shawn Byron is a regular at the Hotel Utah, Bazaar Cafe, and other San Francisco Bay Area haunts. He digs 1960s folk songs and rock and roll.

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