St. James Hospital Songtext
von Pete Seeger

Early one morning I passed the St. James Hospital
Early one morning, morning month of May
When I looked through the window and spied a dear cowboy
Spied a dear cowboy as cold as the clay
Come sit you down by me and hear my sad story
Come sit you down by me and sing me a song
For my poor head is aching, my sad heart is breaking
I′m a poor cowboy and knowed I done wrong
Go send for the doctor to heal up my body
Go send for the preacher to pray for my soul


For my poor head is aching, my sad heart is breaking
I'm a poor cowboy and Hell is my doom
Get sixteen young maidens to carry my coffin
Sixteen young maidens to sing me a song
And tell ′em to bring some of them sweet-smelling roses
So they can't smell me as we ride along
Go beat the drum slowly and play the fife slowly
Sing the Dead March as you carry me along
And over my coffin throw bunches of lilies
There goes a poor cowboy and knowed he done wrong