Featuring: Roy Rogers

Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man

He robbed the Glendale train
He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor
He'd a hand and a heart and a brain.


Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life
Three children, they were brave

But that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard
Has laid poor Jesse James in his grave.


It was with his brother Frank that robbed the Gallatin Bank
And carried the money from the town
It was in this very place that they had a little chase

For he shot Captain Sheets to the ground

Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life

Three children, they were brave
But that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard
Has laid poor Jesse James in his grave.


It was on a Saturday night, Jesse was at home
Talkin' with his family brave,

Robert Ford came along like a thief in the night
And laid poor Jesse in his grave


Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life
Three children, they were brave
But that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard

Has laid poor Jesse James in his grave.