Jesse James Lyrics - Rum Sodomy & The Lash - Pogues

Jesse James, we understand, has killed many a man 

He robbed the Union trains 

He stole from the rich, he gave to the poor 

He'd a hand and a heart and a brain 

Well, it was on Saturday night, the stars were shining bright 

They robbed the Glendale train 

And the people they did say for many miles away 

It was those outlaws Frank and Jesse James 

Now, Jesse had a wife, lived a lady all her life 

And children they were brave 

But history does record that Bob and Charlie Ford 

Have laid poor Jesse in his grave 

Well, it was Bob and Charlie Ford 

Those dirty little cowards, I wonder how they feel 

For they ate of Jesse's bread and they slept in Jesse's bed 

They laid poor Jesse in his grave 

Now, Jesse had a wife, lived a lady all her life 

And children they were brave 

But history does record that Bob and Charlie Ford 

Have laid poor Jesse in his grave 

Now, Jesse had a wife, lived a lady all her life 

And children they were brave 

But history does record that Bob and Charlie Ford 

Have laid poor Jesse in his grave 

Well, the people held their breath when they heard of Jesse's death 

They wondered how he'd come to fall 

Well, it was Robert Ford in fact who shot him in the back 

While he hung a picture on the wall 

Now, Jesse had a wife, lived a lady all her life 

And children they were brave 

But history does record that Bob and Charlie Ford 

Have laid poor Jesse in his grave 

But history does record that Bob and Charlie Ford 

Have laid poor Jesse, laid poor Jesse 

Have laid Jesse James in his grave