She was sixteen
So was he
But she loved him
Hopelessly
A tear for Jesse
A tear for Jesse
Cry a tear for Jesse
Whoa, whoa
Cry a tear for Jesse
They both wanted
To be wed
But her parents
Ruled instead
A tear for Jesse
A tear for Jesse
Cry a tear for Jesse
They ran away one night so dark
But they were caught and tried and torn apart
She was bitten
He was, too
So heart-broken
What to do?
Though they might be
Man and wife
Bitter poison
Took her life
A tear for Jesse
A tear for Jesse
Cry a tear for Jesse
Whoa, whoa
Cry a tear for Jesse
Whoa, whoa
Cry a tear for Jesse
