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St. James Infirmary Blues
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Back in May of 2007---when I was still very new to recording---I approached my friend
Vic Holman about covering this old standard. We invited Jack Miller to join
us and---lo and behold---The Goodwillys were born!

This was the first of five songs we did together between May and October of 2007,
before finally hanging it up. Each of the other four tunes sported guest musicians.
Those were fun times!

The original file stems to this song were lost in the Great Mac Crash of 2011,
so I only had the poorly recorded completed track to work from for this post.
As it had never before been mastered I thought I'd give it a whirl and see if
I could get it to sound a little better.

Anyway, here it is... an oldie but a goodie...

:-)

Micheal Wark:
Vocals, acoustic guitars (opening only), bass, organ, and drums.

Vic Holman:
Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars.

Jack Miller:
Vocals, and saxophone.
Released: 15-Jul-2025
Category: Rock
Application: Logic Pro
File type: mp3
File size: 15.6 Mb
Plays: 10
Downloads: 1
Weekly plays: 10
Weekly downloads: 1
License: No derivative works allowed
Lyrics
ST. JAMES INFIRMARY BLUES

(Mike)
I went down to the St. James infirmary.
Well I saw... saw my baby there!
She was lying on a long, wide table.
Yes she was...
So sweet... so cold... and so fair.

II
(Vic)
I went down to St. James infirmary.
I saw my baby there;
lying on a long, wide table.
So sweet... So cold... So fair...

III
(Jack)
I went up to see the doctor.
"She's very low," he said.
I went back to see my baby,
and great God,
she was lying there dead!

IV
(Mike)
I went down to old Joe's bar room;
down on the corner by the square.
They were serving drinks as usual;
and the usual crowd was there.

V
(Jack)
On my left stood Joe McKennedy.
(Mike)
You know his eyes were blood-shot red!
(Vic)
He turned to the crowd around him;
and these are the words that he said...

VI
(Jack)
Let her go... Let her go...
God bless her;
wherever she may be.
She may search this wide world over;
but she'll never find another man like me!

VII
(Vic)
When I die please bury me,
in a high top Stetson hat.
Put a gold piece on my watch-chain;
so the boys will know
I died "standing pat."

VIII
(Mike)
Get six gamblers to carry my coffin;
---six chorus girls to sing my songs!
Put a Jazz band on my tail-gate, mama,
to raise hell as we roll along...

IX
(Vic)
This is the end of my story.
(Mike)
So let's have another round of booze!
(Jack)
And if anyone should ask you
just tell them:
I've got the St. James Infirmary blues...
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jmill
artist
@Wyndsok - Gosh, Mike  
This is such a great recording that I had completely forgot about! It may now be my favorite Goodwillys' collab. Kudos all around! Goodwillys continue to ride even as the fade into the sunset...
1 day ago
Dyl
artist
It's a great take on that classic. Love the alternate moods/vocals, and it sounds really good to me. And yes - again - i love this organ vibe... And the sax ! Super cool collab.
1 day ago
Wyndsok
artist
@jmill 
Yes Jack, this one started the Goodwillys off. It sure was a fun and exciting time for me. In my mind I was happy to finally play with folks I considered Macjam's "big boys." It saddens me a bit that we only produced an EP's worth of songs!
"To everything a season" as the text says ...
Glad you like my remaster. The hardest part was fixing the drums. In the original the fills are panned willy nilly all over the place. I used AI to strip them from the track. Then I separated the fills, duplicated them, panned them to the far right and far left. Made them mono. It made them sound stationary,
like the rest of the drum track. After that I ran the song through a couple of my preferred mastering chains, and---Bob's your uncle---here we are.
So glad you like the end result.
Surprised to hear this is your fave. My faves are "Buffalo Skinners" and "Last Sail." (Though I love all five of the tracks we did!)
Perhaps you and I can collab again one of these days?
Love ya bro!
👍👌😋
23 hours ago
Wyndsok
artist
@Dyl 
Thanks Dyl! Very much appreciated!
Glad you enjoyed our take. To my knowledge ours is the only fast version of this old standard.
😋
23 hours ago
Telemetry
artist
Nicely done Mike and JMill.
Latest song: Hawkeye Will
22 hours ago
Bowman
artist
Epic collab. A treat indeed. You guys got it together big time here.
Latest song: Lenny
18 hours ago
Wyndsok
artist
@Telemetry 
Many thanks Ray!
😋
18 hours ago
Wyndsok
artist
@Bowman 
If memory serves we were inspired by the Traveling Wilburys when we formed the Goodwillys. It was my first opportunity to work with other people and I loved it! Glad you found this enjoyable my friend!
😋👍
18 hours ago
TrebleFace
artist
Another gem Mike.  I didnt recall the original so I checked a few versions and I like yours best.  Love your laid back singing.  Your friend sounds like Dylan.  You compliment eachother.
Latest song: Mary Brown
11 hours ago
Wyndsok
artist
Thanks for listening and commenting Matt. Only other versions I know are one from the Animals and another from Van Morrison. Both are slow (although quite good).
We decided to do something completely different, and had a ball doing it!
:-)
6 hours ago
Garni
artist
Love this! Ohhhh that organ!!!!
Collaboration at its finest!
45 minutes ago
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