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Saint James Infirmary Blues

from That's The Way It Goes by T. R. Munday

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The great traditional song. I tried to do it justice.
This song is often performed as a Jazz song because of the verse structure and the time signature, and it is known under a number of different titles.
In this version I weave the melody between two different guitars thanks to the magic of multi-track recording. I can't do it live, like that, without another guitar player.

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Saint James Infirmary Blues
traditional as sung by T R Munday

It was down at old Joe's barroom
At the corner by the square
They were buying drinks like always
And the usual crowd was there

On my left stood big Joe McKenna
His eyes were bloodshot red
As he looked at the gang around him
These were the words he said

I went down to Saint James Infirmary
I saw my baby there
Stretched out on a long white table
So young, so cold, so fair

Seventeen coal black horses
Hitched to a rubber tired hack
Seven girls goin' to the graveyard
But only six of them are comin' back

Let her go, let her go, god bless her
Wherever she may be
She may search this whole world over
And never find another man like me

When I die just bury me
In my high topped Stetson hat
Place a twenty dollar gold piece on my chain
To let the lord know I died standin' pat

I want six crap shooters for my pall bearers
A chorus girl to sing me a song
Place a jazz band on my hearse wagon
To raise hell as we roll along

Now that you have heard my story
I'll take another shot of booze
And if anyone here should ask you
I've got those Saint James Infirmary blues

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from That's The Way It Goes, released December 11, 2017
bass and rhythm guitar - T R Munday
photo "Dark Rose" Petr Kratochvil

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T. R. Munday Chicago, Illinois

If you enjoy the Blues, check out Anni Piper's vocals and her great bass guitar: annipiper.bandcamp.com

T. R. Munday resides in Northern Illinois, by way of Texas and California.
Musically, he has been most influenced by Mississippi John Hurt, Johnny Cash, and a whole host of Mississippi Delta and Chicago Bluesmen. ... more

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