i went down to st james infirmary i saw my baby lying there he was stretched out on the lawn waiting for me so sweet so cold so bare hey let him go let him go god bless him wherever he may be he can search this whole wide world over but he ll never find another one like me when he died i dressed him in straight leg shoes a box back coat and a stetson hat put a 20 dollar gold piece on his watch chain his woman doesn t know he died standing pat let him go oh lord wherever he may be i know if he searched this i know if he searched this whole wide world over he ll never find another one like me no no no no no oh no oh no no not like me no let him go wherever he may be he can search this whole wide world over but he s never ever gonna find one like me when he died i dressed him in straight leg shoes box back coat and stetson hat i put a 20 dollar gold piece on his watch chain so all other boys don t know he died standing pat let him go let him go god bless him wherever he may be you know he can search this whole wide world over but he s never ever gonna find another little girl like no he ll never find another little girl like no he ll never find another little girl like no he ll never find no he ll never no no he ll never never find find never gonna find never gonna never gonna never gonna never gonna find never ever gonna find never gonna find a girl like me no never gonna find a girl like me never gonna find somebody like me no