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I went down to St. James' Infirmary and I saw my baby there,
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She was laid out on that long white table, so sweet, so cold, so fair.
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Well, I went up to see the doctor, "She's feeling very low" he said,
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Well, I went back to see my baby, and good god, she was lying there dead.
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So let her go, let her go, God bless her soul.
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Wherever she may be.
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She may search this whole wide world over,
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And never find a motherfucker like me.
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Well, I went down to Old Joe's Ballroom,
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On the corner down by the square.
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They were serving drinks as usual,
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And all the usual folks were there.
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Well, to my left stood Old Joe McKennedy,
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His eyes were bloodshot red.
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And he turned to the crowd in front of him,
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And these were the very words that he said.
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He said, "Let her go, let her go, God bless her soul
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Wherever she may be.
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She may search this whole wide world over,
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And never find a motherfucker like me."
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So when I die won't you bury me,
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In my high-top Stetson hat.
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Put a twenty-dollar gold piece on my watch chain,
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So the devil knows I died standing pat.
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Six gamblers to carry my coffin,
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With chorus girls to sing me a song.
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Put a jazz band on the horse wagon,
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To raise Hell as we roll along.
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So bring out the rubber tied carridge,
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Go ahead and bring out the pony and drive.
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Twelve men going down to that graveyard,
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Only eleven of them ever coming back.
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So let her go, let her go, God bless her soul,
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Wherever she may be.
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She may search this whole wide world over,
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And never find a motherfucker like me.
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So now, they've heard my story,
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Well, let's buy another round of booze.
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And if anyone ever should ask you,
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I got the St. James' Infirmary blues.
