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