The
Ballad of Jesse James
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, a heart, and a brain
(Chorus)
(Poor
)
Jesse
had a wife, to
mourn for his
life
And
three children, they were so brave
But
that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard
Has
laid poor
Jesse
in his grave
Jesse
was a man, a friend to the poor
He
couldn't see a brother suffer pain
And
with his brother Frank
he
robbed the Springfield bank
And
he stopped the Glendale train
(Chorus)
It
was Robert Ford, the dirty little coward
And
I wonder how he feels
For
he slept in Jesse's bed and he ate o' Jesse's bread
But
he laid Jesse James in his grave
(Chorus)
It
was with his brother Frank that he robbed the Gallatin Bank
An'
carried the money from the town
It
was at that very place that they had a little chase
For
they shot ol' Captain Sheets to the ground
(Chorus)
They
went to a crossing, not very far from there
And
there they did the same
For
the agent on his knees delivered up the keys
To
the outlaws, Frank an' Jesse James
(Chorus)
It
was on a Wednesday night, not a star was in sight
When
they robbed the Glendale train
Those
people, they did say for many miles away
It
was robbed by Frank an' Jesse James
(Chorus)
It
was on
a Saturday night,
When
Jesse
was at home
Just
talking with his family brave
Robert
Ford came along like a thief in the night
And
laid poor Jesse in his grave
(Chorus)
Now,
the people held their breath
When
they heard of Jesse's death
They
wondered how he ever
came
to die
It
was one of his own gang called little Robert Ford
An'
he shot Jesse James on the sly
(Chorus)
Jesse
went to his rest with his hand upon his breast
And
there are many who never saw his face
He
was born one day in the County of Clay
And
he came from a solitary race
(Chorus)
This
song was made by Billy Gashade
As
soon as the news did arrive
He
said there's no one man with the law in his hand
Could
ever take ol' Jesse James alive
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