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They say James was a man |
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And he killed a man and then |
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He rode the Glendale train |
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And he took from the richer |
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And he gave that to the poorer |
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Gave a hand in a hurry, then up rail |
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Oh Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life |
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Three children they were so brave |
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But that dirty little coward |
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That and shot Mr. Howard |
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Has laid Jesse James in his grave |
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On Wednesday night |
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When the moon was shining bright |
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They rode that Glendale train |
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And the folks from miles about (yeah they can) |
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They all said without a doubt |
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It was done by her Frankie and Jesse James (yes it was) |
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Oh Jessie had a wife, to mourn for his life |
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Three children they were so brave |
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But that dirty little coward |
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That shot Mr. Howard |
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Has laid (poor) Jesse James in his grave |
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Well the people held their breath |
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When they heard about Jesse's death (yeah) |
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About how little Jesse came to die (how did he die?) |
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It was one of his guys, called Little Robert Ford |
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And he zapped Jessie James on the sly |
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Oh Jessie had a wife to mourn for his life |
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Three children they were so brave |
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But that dirty little coward |
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That shot Mr. Howard |
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Has laid Jesse James in his grave |
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Has laid poor Jesse in his grave |
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He laid Jesse James in his grave |