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Lyrics for The Ballad of Jesse James by Van Morrison:
| | | Artist: | Van Morrison |
| | Album: | The Skiffle Sessions - Live In Belfast | | Track: | The Ballad of Jesse James | | | | Date Added: | 18/10/2007 | | Views: | 205 | | | | Lyrics: | Traditional)
Jesse James was a man
And he killed many men
He robbed the Glendale
train
And he took from the richer
And he gave that to the poorer
He'd a hand and a
heart and a brain
Oh Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life
Three children they were
so brave
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
Has laid Jesse James in
his grave
(Instrumental)
On Wednesday night
When the moon was shining
bright
They robbed that Glendale train
And the folks from miles about (yeah they
can)
They all said without a doubt
It was done by her Frankie and Jesse James (yes it
was)
Oh Jessie had a wife, to mourn for his life
Three children they were so
brave
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
Has laid (poor) Jesse James
in his grave
(Instrumental)
Well the people held their breath
When they
heard about Jesse's death (yeah)
And they wondered how poor Jesse came to die (how did he
die?)
It was one of his guys, called Little Robert Ford
And he shot Jessie James on the
sly
Oh Jessie had a wife to mourn for his life
Three children they were so
brave
But that dirty little coward
That shot Mr. Howard
Has laid Jesse James in his
grave
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
He laid Jesse James in his
grave
(Transcribed by ear; corrections requested and welcomed! | | | |
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