Jesse James was a farmer man till a railroad cut through his land
And his mother was murdered by a railroader's gun
Still some people found it strange that he robbed the Glendale train
The Lord above loves the outlaw Jesse James
It was on a Saturday night and the moon was shining bright
They robbed the Glendale train
And for many miles away the people they did say
It was the outlaws Frank and Jesse James
Oh, but Jesse had a wife, two more in all her life
And his children they were brave
But that dirty little coward had shot Mr. Howard
And laid Jesse James alive
It was Jesse's brother Frank that robbed the Gallatin Bank
And took the money from the town
It was in this very place that Posse did give chase
And they shot Captain Sheets to the ground
Then they went to the crossing not very far from there
And they went to the crossing not very far from there
And here they did the same
And the agent on his knees delivered up the keys
To the outlaws Frank and Jesse James
Yes, he did
Oh, but Jesse had a wife, two more in all her life
And his children they were brave
But that dirty little coward had shot Mr. Howard
And laid Jesse James in his grave
Now the people held their breath
When they learned that Jesse's dead
And they wonder how he could ever come to die
Well, it was Robert Ford, that dirty little coward
That shot Jesse James on the slide
Oh, Jesse James, oh, Jesse James
I'll never forget that day

I'll never see my Jesse any more
Robert Ford's pistol ball brought him tumbling from the wall
And Jesse lay dead upon the floor
Oh, but Jesse had a wife, two more in all her life
And his children they were brave
But that dirty little coward had shot Mr. Howard
And laid Jesse James in his grave
Oh, but Jesse had a wife, two more in all her life
And his children they were brave




They were afraid
What about
What's that dirty little guy
With that sharp Mr. Howard
That laid Jesse James
In his grave