Jesse James, we understand
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Has killed him many a man
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He robbed the Union trains
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He stole from the rich
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He gave to the poor
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He had a hand and a heart and a brain
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Well it was on Saturday night
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The stars were shining bright
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They robbed the Glendale train
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And the people they did say
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For many miles away
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It was those outlaws Frank and Jesse James
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Now Jesse had a wife
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Lived a lady all her life
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Her children they were brave
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Ah, but history does record
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That Bob and Charlie Ford
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Have laid poor Jesse in his grave
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Well it was Bob and Charlie Ford
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Those dirty little cowards
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