Quickly they scrambled aboard
You can still hear old Jesse call
On a ridge where the pines grow tall
Down in the cut past the old Tressel bridge
He was staring down the barrel of an army colt
Robbin' old folks for their gold, watch, chains
And a preacher prayed to the Lord
But we all know he was nothin' but a Missouri farm boy
So they strode down through the train
They ain't offered no reward
And jump down to the ground
Her iron brakes sparked like silver rain
If you listen to the wind, there's a ghost of a chance
Frank and Jesse James
Frank and Jesse James
They ain't offered no reward
We will burn your train to cinders
They ain't offered no reward
We will burn your train to cinders
So throw the money on down
[Incomprehensible] and they claimed
When fear froze up his heart
Some say his spirit survived
That threatened to tear him apart
So throw the money on down
We will burn your train to cinders
And jump down to the ground
And the metals screamed through the night
But we won't touch that old woman
In the distance an engine was keeping good time
But we won't touch that old woman
Open up your damned express car
So throw the money on down
And jump down to the ground
Not far from the Glendale woods
[Incomprehensible] and they claimed
Twelve fine horses stood
For Frank and Jesse James
Just fighting to stay alive
Open up your damned express car
For Frank and Jesse James
Open up your damned express car
But we won't touch that old woman
Men were the sweatin' and the women shed tears
For Frank and Jesse James
[Incomprehensible] and they claimed
When the driver saw the red light
What a miserable sight these desperate men
The steam whistle moaned just twice
Now some say the devil had taken his soul
The brass lamp shone from the swaying train
In long soldier's coats frayed with the years
When they opened the safe there was nothing for them
Masked men shivered in the cold on the ridge
High above that railroad bed
The baggage man peered out to look for the fault
