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Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man

He robbed the Glendale train, he stole from the rich

And he gave to the poor, he'd a hand and a heart, and a brain



Well, it was Robert Ford that dirty little coward

I wonder now how he feels for he ate of Jesse's bread

And he slept on Jesse's bed, and he laid poor Jesse in his grave



Well, Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life

Three children now, they were brave

Well, that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard

He laid poor Jesse in his grave



Well, Jesse was a man, a friend to the poor

He'd never rob a mother or a child

There never was a man with the law in his hand

That could take Jesse James when alive



Well, Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life

Three children now, they were brave

Well, that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard

He laid poor Jesse in his grave



It was on a Saturday night, when the moon was shining bright

They robbed the Glendale train and people they did say

"O'er many miles away, it was those outlaws Frank and Jesse James"



Well, Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life

Three children now, they were brave

Well, that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard

He laid poor Jesse in his grave



Now, the people held their breath

When they heard of Jesse's death

They wondered how he'd ever come to fall



Robert Ford it's a fact

He shot Jesse in the back

While Jesse hung a picture on the wall



Jesse went to rest with his head on his breast

The devil upon his knee, he was born one day

In the County Clay and he came from a solitary race



Well, Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life

Three children now, they were brave

Well, that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard

He laid poor Jesse in his grave