When he finally gets there she's dead, where after he lapses into a period of alcoholic remorse .. not for me, it remains a mystery why so many singers / bands / groups have covered it.
St. James Infirmary is a New Orleans classic, going way back to the early days of blues and jazz. It was actually about a poor people's hospital in San Francisco, CA. First recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1928, but the lyrics were written by a Ukrainian jew. The music was originally recorded by the California Ramblers in the song 'Charleston Cabin', performed as a fox trot.
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St. James Infirmary is a New Orleans classic, going way back to the early days of blues and jazz. It was actually about a poor people's hospital in San Francisco, CA. First recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1928, but the lyrics were written by a Ukrainian jew. The music was originally recorded by the California Ramblers in the song 'Charleston Cabin', performed as a fox trot.
Here's both: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgpmeFyu8zk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzcpUdBw7gs&list=PLWF029QEjWfpDFuM-r9qvuOtqfAMKvwG1&index=7