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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Guitar
Sam Bardfeld
Violin
Frank Bruno
Vocals
Jeremy Chatzky
Bass
Mark Clifford
Banjo
Larry Eagle
Drums
Charles Giordano
Accordion
Eddie Manion
Saxophone
Mark Pender
Vocals
Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg
Trombone
Soozie Tyrell
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Springsteen
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruce Springsteen
Producer
Kevin Buell
Assistant Engineer
Ross Peterson
Assistant Engineer
Brandon Duncan
Assistant Engineer
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Toby Scott
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man
He robbed the Glendale train
He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor
He'd a hand and a heart and a brain
Well it was Robert Ford, that dirty little coward
I wonder now how he feels
For he ate of Jesse's bread and he slept in Jesse's bed
Then he laid poor Jesse in his grave
Well Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life
Three children now they were brave
Well that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard
He laid poor Jesse in his grave
Jesse was a man, a friend to the poor
He'd never rob a mother or a child
There never was a man with the law in his hand
That could take Jesse James alive
It was on a Saturday night and the moon was shining bright
They robbed the Glendale train
And people they did say o'er many miles away
It was those outlaws, Ther're Frank and Jesse James
Well Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life
Three children now they were brave
Well that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard
He laid poor Jesse in his grave
Now the people held their breath when they heard of Jesse's death
And wondered how he'd ever come to fall
Robert Ford, it was a fact, he shot Jesse in the back
While Jesse hung a picture on the wall
Now Jesse went to rest with his hand on his breast
The devil upon his knee
He was born one day in the County Clay
And he came from a solitary race
Well Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life
Three children now they were brave
Well that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard
He laid poor Jesse in his grave
Writer(s): Bruce Springsteen
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