Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song St. James Hospital, artist - Doc Watson. Date of issue: 11.11.2021
Song language: English
St. James Hospital |
| Early one morning at the St. James Hospital |
| Early one morning morn in the month of may |
| When i looked through the window and a spyed a dear cowboy |
| A dear cowboy as cold as the clay |
| Set ye down by me and hear my sad story |
| Set ye down by me and sing me a song |
| For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking |
| I’m a poor cowboy that knowed he done wrong |
| Send for that doctor to come heal up my body |
| And send the preacher to come and pray for my soul |
| For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking |
| I’m a poor cowboy and hell is my doom |
| Get sixteen perdy maidens to come and carry my coffin |
| Sixteen perdy maidens to come and sing me a song |
| And tell em to bring some o’them sweet smelling roses |
| So they can’t smell me as they tote me along |
| Beat the drums slowly and play the fife lowly |
| Play the death march as ye carry me along |
| Throw bunches of lillies all over my coffin |
| Thare goes a poor cowboy that knowd he done wrong |