[ti:The Ballad Of Jesse James (Album Version)] [ar:Michael Martin Murphey] [al:Cowboy Songs III] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Ballad of Jesse James (Album Version) - Michael Martin Murphey [00:11.35]Jesse james was a lad [00:13.21]That killed many a man [00:15.05]He robbed danville train [00:18.32]But that dirt little coward who shot Mr Howard [00:22.10]Has laid poor Jesse in his grave [00:25.42]Poor Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life [00:29.28]Three children they were brave [00:32.59]But the dirty little coward who shot Mr Howard [00:36.41]Has laid poor Jesse in his grave [00:40.00]Now Jesse was a man a friend to the poor [00:43.55]He never see a man suffer pain [00:46.83]And with his brother frank he robbed the Chicago bank [00:50.63]He stopped the glendale train [00:53.97]It was Wednesday night the moon was shining bright [00:57.80]They robbed glendale train [01:01.40]The people they did say for many mile away [01:04.63]It was Robbed by Frank and Jesse James [01:28.13]It was with his brother Frank [01:29.70]That Robbed the gallatin bank [01:31.70]And carried the money from the town [01:35.02]It was in this very place that they had a [01:37.61]Little race [01:38.69]They shot captain sheets to the ground [01:42.45]They went to the crossing not very far from there [01:46.00]And there they did the same [01:49.33]With the agent on his knees he delivered up the keys [01:52.93]To the outlaws Frank and Jesse James [02:00.54]Saturday in night Jesse was at home [02:03.86]Talking with his family brave [02:07.18]Robert Ford came along like a thief in the night [02:10.99]And laid poor Jesse in his grave [02:14.23]It was Robert Ford that dirty little coward [02:18.18]I wonder how he did feel [02:21.46]For he ate of Jesse's bread [02:23.47]Slept in Jesse's bed [02:25.32]And laid poor Jesse in his grave [02:28.66]And the people held their breath [02:30.50]When they heard of Jesse's death [02:32.61]Wondered how he came to die [02:35.71]It was one of the gang called little Robert Ford [02:39.55]He shot poor Jesse on the sly [02:44.06]Jesse went to his rest [02:47.23]With his hand on his breast [02:51.36]And the devil will soul be on his knee [02:56.58]No once more [02:58.44]He was born one day in the county of clay [03:06.32]And came from a solitary race [03:16.55]This song was made by billy gashade [03:20.08]As soon as the news did arrive [03:23.31]Said there was no man with the law in his hand [03:27.17]Could take Jesse James while alive [03:30.51]Jesse james was a lad that killed many a man [03:34.33]He robbed danville train [03:37.63]But that dirt little coward who shot Mr Howard [03:41.54]Has laid poor Jesse in his grave [03:48.06]In his grave