The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #26976   Message #328509
Posted By: Steve Latimer
27-Oct-00 - 10:45 AM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Req: St. James Infirmary
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: St. James Infirmary
This is a great song. A friend of mine had a book of Blues lyrics that listed this song. There were about twelve verses. I don't think I've ever heard anyone do all the verses, but I have heard all of them. I guess people just pick and choose.

Most people do kind of a New Orleans swing version of this, e.g. Louis Armstronn, Cab Calloway etc.

My sister Susan does a really slow, blues version of this song that I just love. To me the mood of the song is much better suited to this style.