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St. James Infirmary Blues
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Back in May of 2007---when I was still very new to recording---I approached my friend
Vic Holman about covering this old standard. We invited Jack Miller to join
us and---lo and behold---The Goodwillys were born!

This was the first of five songs we did together between May and October of 2007,
before finally hanging it up. Each of the other four tunes sported guest musicians.
Those were fun times!

The original file stems to this song were lost in the Great Mac Crash of 2011,
so I only had the poorly recorded completed track to work from for this post.
As it had never before been mastered I thought I'd give it a whirl and see if
I could get it to sound a little better.

Anyway, here it is... an oldie but a goodie...

:-)

Micheal Wark:
Vocals, acoustic guitars (opening only), bass, organ, and drums.

Vic Holman:
Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars.

Jack Miller:
Vocals, and saxophone.
Released: 15-Jul-2025
Category: Rock
Application: Logic Pro
File type: mp3
File size: 15.6 Mb
Plays: 4
Downloads: 1
Weekly plays: 4
Weekly downloads: 1
License: No derivative works allowed
Lyrics
ST. JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES

(Mike)
I went down to the St. James infirmary.
Well I saw... saw my baby there!
She was lying on a long, wide table.
Yes she was...
So sweet... so cold... and so fair.

II
(Vic)
I went down to St. James infirmary.
I saw my baby there;
lying on a long, wide table.
So sweet... So cold... So fair...

III
(Jack)
I went up to see the doctor.
"She's very low," he said.
I went back to see my baby,
and great God,
she was lying there dead!

IV
(Mike)
I went down to old Joe's bar room;
down on the corner by the square.
They were serving drinks as usual;
and the usual crowd was there.

V
(Jack)
On my left stood Joe McKennedy.
(Mike)
You know his eyes were blood-shot red!
(Vic)
He turned to the crowd around him;
and these are the words that he said...

VI
(Jack)
Let her go... Let her go...
God bless her;
wherever she may be.
She may search this wide world over;
but she'll never find another man like me!

VII
(Vic)
When I die please bury me,
in a high top Stetson hat.
Put a gold piece on my watch-chain;
so the boys will know
I died "standing pat."

VIII
(Mike)
Get six gamblers to carry my coffin;
---six chorus girls to sing my songs!
Put a Jazz band on my tail-gate, mama,
to raise hell as we roll along...

IX
(Vic)
This is the end of my story.
(Mike)
So let's have another round of booze!
(Jack)
And if anyone should ask you
just tell them:
I've got the St. James Infirmary blues...
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jmill
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@Wyndsok - Gosh, Mike  
This is such a great recording that I had completely forgot about! It may now be my favorite Goodwillys' collab. Kudos all around! Goodwillys continue to ride even as the fade into the sunset...
11 hours ago
Dyl
artist
It's a great take on that classic. Love the alternate moods/vocals, and it sounds really good to me. And yes - again - i love this organ vibe... And the sax ! Super cool collab.
6 hours ago
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