Lyrics

[Verse 1] Jesse James, we understand, has killed him many a man He robbed the Union trains He stole from the rich, he gave to the poor He had a hand and a heart and a brain [Verse 2] Well, it was on Saturday night, the stars were shining bright They robbed the Glendale train And the people they did say for many miles away It was those outlaws Frank and Jesse James [Chorus] Now Jesse had a wife, lived a lady all her life Her children, they were brave Ah, but history does record that Bob and Charlie Ford Have laid poor Jesse in his grave [Verse 3] Well, it was Bob and Charlie Ford, those dirty little cowards I wonder how they feel For they ate of Jesse's bread, they slept in Jesse's bed They laid poor Jesse in his grave [Chorus] Now Jesse had a wife, lived a lady all her life Her children, they were brave Ah, but history does record that Bob and Charlie Ford Have laid poor Jesse in his grave [Chorus] Now Jesse had a wife, lived a lady all her life Her children, they were brave Ah, but history does record that Bob and Charlie Ford Have laid poor Jesse in his grave [Verse 4] Well, the people held their breath, they heard of Jesse's death They wondered how he come to fall It was Robert Ford, in fact, who shot him in the back While he hung a picture on the wall [Chorus] Now Jesse had a wife, lived a lady all her life Her children, they were brave Ah, but history does record that Bob and Charlie Ford Have laid poor Jesse in his grave [Refrain] Well, history does record that Bob and Charlie Ford Have laid poor Jesse, laid poor Jesse Have laid Jesse James in his grave