“Departed” | Lightnin’ Luke | Live from a hotel room in Berlin ⚡️

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“Departed” by Lightnin’ Luke, originally recorded on “Unholy Hymns” by The Bridge City Sinners.

Note from Luke: This is a song I wrote for the Sinners as a response to St. James Infirmary, the classic jazz tune that went viral for the band a decade ago and sent us on the journey we’ve been on ever since. While we really appreciate and respect what the song has done for us, we don’t play it anymore, as we prefer to showcase our original songs. “Departed” was written as the antithesis to “St. James,” a more honest take on death than the razzle dazzle depicted in the later. Hope you enjoy my version, thanks so much for your support! ⚡️

“Departed”

When I die don’t you dress me in no flat top fancy shoes
Don’t let those motherfuckers play those goddamn St. James Blues
When I’m departed there won’t be doubt
You can burn my body to the ground
When I’m departed I’m gone

Oh when I die don’t spend your money on no high class fancy clothes
I ain’t got much so what’s the use in spending it all
When I’m departed oh when I’m gone
My heart gone cold my race been run
When I’m departed I’m gone

They say that heaven’s up above, but I don’t know
I drowned my suffered soul in alcohol
They say that hell is down below, and so am I
Waiting for the crimson blood to ooze from my eyes

They say that heaven’s up above, but I don’t know
I drowned my suffered soul in alcohol
They say that hell is down below, and so am I
Waiting for the crimson blood to ooze from my eyes

Oh when I die don’t spend your fleeting time weeping over me
Crying about love that clearly wasn’t meant to be
When I’m departed oh when I go
There won’t be no one left to save my soul
When I’m departed
Dearly departed
So broken hearted
When I’m departed I’m gone