Cabinet of Natural Curiosities - St. James Infirmary Lyrics

ST. JAMES INFIRMARY

I went down to the St. James Infirmary
To find a doctor who could mend all my tears
And the nurse, she sighed as she smiled at me,
She said, darling, the doctor's not here-
Don't tell me, you're not the only one

I said, nurse, I can tell that you've seen your fair share
Of heartache and trouble and pain
But I must meet that man with the god-given hands,
It's been years I've been hearing his name
They tell me, I'm not the only one

And the nurse, she sighed as she smiled at me
She said, I'll tell you but promise me this
If the doctor is there, don't sit in his chair
Or rustle the cuffs on his wrists
When he tells you you're the only one

So I kept to my word for many a year
And the doctor he made me his wife
But one day at dawn, the doctor was gone
And the nurse disappeared in the night
So I walked through that door
That I'd been through before
In a dream or a book that I'd read
And instead of his chair was an emptiness there
And two cufflinks covered in red
Oh I went down to the St. James Infirmary
To find a doctor who could mend all my tears
And the doctor was kind, he made me his wife
But now I'm the only one here

Oh, I'm the only one
Oh, I'm the only one
Oh, I'm the only one
Oh, I'm the only one