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The earliest known version of this song goes back to 1899, when it was known as "The Gambler's Blues". It may have been based on an Irish ballad called "The Unfortunate Rake," which mentions a "St. James Hospital," another descendant of which is the cowboy song "Streets of Laredo".

The song has been performed by many well-known singers, including Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Blind Willie McTell ("Dying Crapshooter's Blues"), "Spider" John Koerner, Jack Teagarden, Billie Holiday, Cisco Houston, Lou Rawls, Arlo Guthrie, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, The Doors, The Animals, Doc Watson, Tom Jones, Eric Clapton and Van Morrison. Many of these versions can be found on YouTube.

Bob Dylan adapted the tune for his song "Blind Willie McTell" (1981), which was only released in 1991 on the Bootleg Series.

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