I went down to St. James Infirmary
To see my baby there
She was lying on a cold dark table
So sweet, so still, so fair


Let her go, let her go, god help her
Wherever she may be
They can search the wide world over
But they’ll never find a man like me

When she left,
I went down to the river
Though the cold, dead trees
There I stood, in the murk and the darkness
There I sold my soul to thee

No simple word,
The open book,
The letter's kill and you can't lookA broken lock,
The empty mouth,
A distant sound creeping out

A long, long, gone melodyA long, long, gone memory of wonder
A silent word,
The poison took,
The shallow eyes take their last lookA whispered doubt,
An empty house,
An autumn leaf on the ground
A long, long, gone melodyA long, long, gone memory of wonder