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St. James Infirmary Blues

from Brother Green by Redwood River Band

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Our take on an American classic with disputed origins, made famous in 1928 recorded by Louis Armstrong. It has similarities to the English folk song 'The Unfortunate Rake'.

lyrics

I went down to St. James Infirmary
To see my baby there,
She was lyin' on a long white table,
So sweet, so cool, so fair.

I went up to see the doctor,
"She's very low," he said;
I went back to see my baby
Good God! She's lying there dead.

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 McKennedy,
His eyes were bloodshot red;
As he turned to the crowd around him,
These are the words he said:

Let her go, let her go, God bless her;
Wherever she may be
She may search the wide world over
And never find a better man than me

Now that's the end of my story
Let's have another round of booze
And if anyone should ask you just tell them
I've got the St. James Infirmary blues

credits

from Brother Green, released December 9, 2018
Performed by - Simon Robinson - Vocals, Banjo
Naomi Moores - Vocals, Guitar
Alice Phelps - Vocals, Double Bass

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Redwood River Band Leeds, UK

Old Time Acoustic trio based in Leeds, England.

Simon Robinson - Vocals, Banjo, Guitar
Naomi Moores - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Clarinet
Alice Phelps - Vocals, Double Bass

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