verse 1 I went down to St James Infirmary Saw my baby there She was stretched out on a long white table So cold, so sweet, so sweet, so fair verse 2 Let her go, let her go, God bless her Wherever she may be She can search this whole wide world over She won't ever find another man like me verse 3 When I die, bury me in straight laced shoes, A box backed suit and a Stetson hat Put a 20 dollar gold piece on my watch chain; So the boys'll know I died standin' pat