JESSE JAMES (aka THE BALLAD OF JESSE JAMES)/Eddy Arnold (Traditional c.1882 - Billy Gashade) Woody Guthrie - 1939 Pete Seeger - 1957 Eddy Arnold - 1959 The Kingston Trio - 1961 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 1970 Bob Seger - 1972 The Pogues - 1985 Also recorded by: Lonnie Donegan; Don Reno & Red Smiley; Jimmie Driftwood; Ken Maynard; Grandpa Jones; Burl Ives; Rhubarb Red; The Osborne Brothers; Sons Of The Pioneers; Bruce Springsteen: ........... and many others. It was on wednesday night When the moon was shining bright They robbed that glendale train Those people, they did say for many miles away It was robbed by Frank an' Jesse James "Oh jessie had a wife, to mourn for his life Three children they are so brave But that dirty little coward That shot mr. howard Has laid (poor) jesse james in his grave" 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 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 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 It was on a Saturday night Jesse was at home Talking to his family brave When the thief and the coward a little Robert Ford Laid Jesse James in his grave How people held their breath when they heard of Jesse's death And wondered how he ever came to die Twas one of the gang dirty Robert Ford That shot poor Jesse on the sly 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 |
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