Chloe sings "St. James Infirmary Blues"

Recorded at Venice Beach on Spetember 5, 2011

Chloe, who was visiting from Oakland, CA, plays and sings that great old song "St. James Infirmary Blues"

video copyright (c) 2011
William Schaeffer

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St James Infirmary (Chloe's version)

I went down to St. James Infirmary,
To see my baby there;
She's was lying on a long, white table,
She's so sweet, so cold, so fair.

I went home to see the doctor.
"Oh, she's mighty low," he said.
I went back to see my baby,
oh God she was lying there dead.

CHORUS:
Let her go, let her go, God bless her,
Wherever she may be,
You may search this wide world over,
And never find a sweeter man than me

I went down to old Joe's barroom,
On the corner by the square
They were serving the drinks as usual,
And the usual crowd was there.

On my left stood old Joe McGaffery,
And his eyes were bloodshot red;
He turned to face the people,
Well, these were the words he said:

CHORUS:
Let her go, let her go, God bless her,
Wherever she may be,
You may search this wide world over,
And never find a sweeter man than me

When I die, Lord please bury me,
In my high top stetson hat,
Put a gold piece on my watch chain,
So the boys know I died standing pat.

Get six crap shooting pall bearers,
Six choir girls to sing me a song.
Put a jazz band on my tailgate
To raise Hell as we roll along.

CHORUS:
Let her go, let her go, God bless her,
Wherever she may be,
You may search this wide world over,
And never find a sweeter man than me

Well now, that is the end of my story,
I'll take another shot of booze;
If anyone should ask you,
Tell 'em I've got those St. James Infirmary blues.

Audio enhancement and color correction by David New.