[1] Jesse James was a lad who [4] robbed many a [1] man
He stopped the Glendale [5] train
He [1] took from the rich and he [4] gave to the [1] poor
He'd a heart a [5] hand and a [1] brain

[4] Jesse had a wife to [1] mourn for his life
Three children they were [5] brave
But that [1] dirty little coward that [4] shot Mr. [1] Howard
And laid poor [5] Jesse in his [1] grave

It was on Wednesday night when the moon was shining bright
He stopped the Glendale Train
People they did say for many miles away
It was robbed by Frank and Jesse James

It was Robert Ford that dirty little coward
I wonder how he feels
For he ate of Jesse's bread and he slept in Jesse's bed
And he laid poor Jesse in his grave

It was on a Saturday night when Jesse was at home
Talking to his family brave
Robert Ford came along like a thief in the night
And he laid poor Jesse in his grave