Steming from popular commercial sheet music, Jesse James II doesn't vary much in the "folk" versions. Original sheet music is in the Levy Collection.

JESSE JAMES
Words Roger Lewis, Music F. Henri Klickman

Living in Missouri was a bold, bad man,
Was known from Seattle down to Birmingham;
From Boston, Massachusetts, right across the States,
To Denver, Colorado, and the Golden Gates-
The people will forget a lot of famous names,
But every nook and corner knows of Jesse James.
We used to read about him in our home at night,
When the wind blew down the chimney we would shake with fright.

Chorus:
Jesse James! We used to read about him, Jesse James!
In our home at night; Jesse James! We used to read about him.
When the wind blew down the chimney we would shake with fright.

Jesse said one ev'ning, "Boys, some coin we need,"
He polished up his rifle, got his trusty steed;
And then he galloped over to his brother, Frank,
Said "We've got to get some money from the Pittsfield Bank."
They got in town next morning, it was ten o'clock,
The cashier at the bank he got an awful shock,
While Jesse had him covered with his forty four.
His pals took out a half a million bones or more.

Jesse James! He had the cashier covered, Jesse James!
With his forty four; Jesse James! He had the cashier covered
And his pals took out a half a million bones or more.

Jesse was in his cabin one day all alone,
His wife had left him there to straighten up the home,
Was scrubbing out the kitchen when the doorbell rang,
And in walked Ford, a member of the outlaw gang.
A photograph of Jesse's wife was on the wall,
When Jesse said to Ford, "Tonight we'll make a haul,
At ten o'clock the western mail will come thro' town."
He turned to get his rifle, knocked the picture down.

Jesse James! He turned to get his rifle, Jesse James!
Hanging on the wall; Jesse James! He turned to get his rifle,
Yes he turned to get his rifle hanging on the wall.

Jesse said," I'll hang the picture back up there,"
He stooped and picked it up and stood upon a chair,
And Ford then aimed his forty four at Jesse's head,
And news spread round the country Jesse James was dead.
So next week on his tombstone were some lines that ran,
"If you want to be a bandit stay a single man,
For we know that Jesse never would have lost his life,
If it wasn't for that darn old picture of his wife."

Jesse James! He tried to hang the picture, Jesse James!
Picture of his wife; Jesse James! He tried to hang the picture,
Yes, he tried to hang the picture and he lost his life.

Sheet music, 5 pp., copyright 1911 by F. Henri Klinkmann, transferred to Will Rossiter, Chicago, Illinois. 1911.
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