- It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner of the square
- They were serving drinks as usual, and the usual crowd was there
- On my left stood Big Joe McKennedy, and his eyes were bloodshot red
- And he turned his face to the people, these were the very words he said
- I was down to St. James infirmary, I saw my baby there
- She was stretched out on a long white table,
- So sweet, cool and so fair
- Let her go, let her go, God bless her
- Wherever she may be
- She may search this whole wide world over
- Never find a sweeter man as me
- When I die please bury me in my high top Stetson hat
- Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
- The gang'll know I died standing pat
- Let her go, let her go God bless her
- Wherever she may be
- She may search this wide world over
- Never find a sweeter man as me
- I want six crapshooters to be my pallbearers
- Three pretty women to sing a song
- Stick a jazz band on my hearse wagon
- Raise hell as I stroll along
- Let her go Let her go
- God bless her
- Wherever she may be
- She may search this whole wide
- World over
- She'll never find a sweeter
- Man as me
- It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner of the square
- They were serving drinks as usual, and the usual crowd was there
- On my left stood Big Joe McKennedy, and his eyes were bloodshot red
- And he turned his face to the people, these were the very words he said
- I was down to St. James infirmary, I saw my baby there
- She was stretched out on a long white table,
- So sweet, cool and so fair
- Let her go, let her go, God bless her
- Wherever she may be
- She may search this whole wide world over
- Never find a sweeter man as me
- When I die please bury me in my high top Stetson hat
- Put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain
- The gang'll know I died standing pat
- Let her go, let her go God bless her
- Wherever she may be
- She may search this wide world over
- Never find a sweeter man as me
- I want six crapshooters to be my pallbearers
- Three pretty women to sing a song
- Stick a jazz band on my hearse wagon
- Raise hell as I stroll along
- Let her go Let her go
- God bless her
- Wherever she may be
- She may search this whole wide
- World over
- She'll never find a sweeter
- Man as me
