Jessie James lyrics

Artist	Bruce Springsteen
Album(s)	We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions

Lyrics

Jesse james was a lad that killed many a man
He robbed the danville train
He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor
He'd a hand and a heart and a brain

Chorus:
Poor jesse had a wife to mourn for his life
Three children, they were brave;
But the dirty little coward that shot mr. howard
Has laid jesse james in his grave
It was robert ford, that dirty little coward
I wonder how he does feel
For he ate of jesse's bread and he slept in jesse's bed
Then he laid poor jesse in his grave

Jesse was a man, a friend to the poor
He'd never see a man suffer pain,;
And with his brother frank, he robbed the chicago bank
And stopped the glendale train

It was on a wednesday night and the moon was shining bright
They robbed the glendale train
And the people they did say for many miles away
It was robbed by frank and jesse james

It was his brother frank that robbed the gallatin bank
And carried the money from the town;
Lt was in this very place that they had a little race
For they shot captain sheets to the ground

They went to the crossing not very far from there
And there they did the same;
With the agent on his knees, he delivered up the keys
To the outlaws, frank and jesse james

It was on saturday night and jesse was at home
Talking with his family brave
Robert ford came along like a thief in the night
And laid poor jesse in his grave

The people held their breath when they heard of jesse's death
And wondered how he ever came to die
It was one of the gang called little robert ford
He shot poor jesse on the sly

Jesse went to rest with his hand on his breast
The devil will be upon his knee
He was born one day in the county of clay
And he came from a solitary race

This song was made by billy gashade
As soon as the news did arrive;
He said there was no man with the law in his hand

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