Happy Birthday!
Jesse James born 9/5/1847
I don't know where my poor old Jesse's gone
He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor
But I'll never see my Jesse any more.
"Jesse James," recorded by the Chad Mitchell Trio
[thanx Bev Herzog]
Shot by Robert Ford April 3, 1882
It was Robert Ford, that dirty little coward;
I wonder how he does feel
For he ate of Jesse's bread and he slept in Jesse's bed
Then laid poor Jesse in his grave.
"Jesse James," recorded by very many and often printed
but first known printing was 1906. It claims that
'This song was made by Billy Gashade.' Maybe so.
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