At the St. James Hotel outside of Mexico They say that a gunslinger named Wright died there a long time ago In a poker game one afternoon, he was called out of the room And the cards he hid, well they fell to the floor He don't play cards no more At the St. James Hotel outside of Mexico They say that Frank and Jesse stayed there a long time ago They rode into town like two strangers No one questioned who they were They needed a night to sleep it off I was all alone in the upstairs hall when from behind I heard him call
"You must never never sell the St. James Hotel" The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico Well I bought this hotel about a year ago It was all broken down and no one ever told of all the ghosts That still walk the halls, I can hear 'em shooting up the walls And I know I will never sell the St. James Hotel The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico The St. James Hotel outside of Mexico