Jesse James-Pete Seeger

[ti:Jesse James] [ar:Pete Seeger] [al:Express Yourself] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Jesse James - Pete Seeger [00:04.89]Written by：Alan Lomax/Traditional [00:09.79]Jesse James was a lad [00:12.55]He killed many a man [00:14.37] [00:15.14]He robbed the Glendale train [00:18.65] [00:19.61]He took from the rich [00:21.72]And he gave to the poor [00:23.55] [00:24.12]He'd a hand and a heart [00:26.39]And a brain [00:27.91] [00:28.90]Oh Jesse had a wife [00:31.61]To mourn for his life [00:33.58] [00:34.14]Three children they were brave [00:37.62] [00:38.81]That dirty little coward [00:41.10]That shot Mr. Howard [00:43.42]He laid poor Jesse in his grave [00:47.16] [00:48.00]It was on a Saturday night [00:50.39]And the moon [00:51.14]Was shining bright [00:52.45] [00:53.06]They robbed the Glendale train [00:56.73] [00:57.49]For the agent on his knees delivered up the keys [01:02.14]To the outlaws Frank an' Jesse James [01:06.10] [01:07.02]Oh Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life [01:11.70]Three children they were brave [01:15.56] [01:16.51]But that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Joward [01:21.40]Has laid poor Jesse in his grave [01:25.10] [01:44.67]All the people held their breath when they heard of Jesse's death [01:48.94] [01:49.48]They wondered how he ever come to fall [01:52.74] [01:53.94]Robert Ford it was a fact [01:55.93] [01:56.61]Shot Jesse in the back [01:58.31] [01:58.84]While Jesse hung a picture on the wall [02:02.69] [02:03.36]Oh Jesse had a wife [02:05.43] [02:05.96]To mourn for his life [02:07.88] [02:08.43]Three children [02:09.82]They were brave [02:12.06] [02:13.14]Well that dirty little coward [02:15.71]That shot Mr. Howard [02:18.13]He laid poor Jesse in his grave [02:21.77] [02:22.84]Jesse was a man [02:25.05]A friend to the poor [02:27.52]He'd never rob a mother or a child [02:31.36] [02:32.29]He took from the rich [02:34.37]And he gave to the poor [02:36.45] [02:38.22]He shot Jesse James on the sly [02:42.06] [02:42.79]Oh Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life [02:47.91]Three children [02:49.19]They were brave [02:51.37] [02:52.47]But that dirty little coward [02:55.00]That shot Mr. Howard [02:56.98] [02:57.52]He's laid poor Jesse in his grave [03:01.07] [03:07.58]This song was made by Billy Gashade [03:12.53]As soon as the news did arrive [03:16.01] [03:16.96]He said there was no man with the law in his hand [03:21.42]Who could take Jesse James alive [03:25.48] [03:26.47]Oh Jesse had a wife [03:28.83]To mourn for his life [03:30.71] [03:31.30]Three children [03:32.55]They were brave [03:34.84] [03:35.97]Well that dirty little coward [03:38.34]That shot Mr. Howard [03:40.67]He laid poor Jesse in his grave [03:44.43] [04:02.85]Oh Jesse had a wife [04:05.22]To mourn for his life [04:07.57]Three children [04:09.34]They were brave [04:11.17] [04:12.29]Well that dirty little coward [04:14.74]That shot Mr. Howard [04:17.06]He's laid poor Jesse in his grave