St. James Hospital - Doc Watson

Early one morning at the St. James Hospital

Early one morning morn in the month of may

When i looked through the window and a spyed a dear cowboy

A dear cowboy as cold as the clay

Set ye down by me and hear my sad story

Set ye down by me and sing me a song

For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking

I’m a poor cowboy that knowed he done wrong

Send for that doctor to come heal up my body

And send the preacher to come and pray for my soul

For my poor head is aching and my sad heart is breaking

I’m a poor cowboy and hell is my doom

Get sixteen perdy maidens to come and carry my coffin

Sixteen perdy maidens to come and sing me a song

And tell em to bring some o’them sweet smelling roses

So they can’t smell me as they tote me along

Beat the drums slowly and play the fife lowly

Play the death march as ye carry me along

Throw bunches of lillies all over my coffin

Thare goes a poor cowboy that knowd he done wrong