For Frank and Jesse James
They ain't offered no reward
Some say his spirit survived
The steam whistle moaned just twice

Twelve fine horses stood
Frank and Jesse James
That threatened to tear him apart
And a preacher prayed to the Lord

Men were the sweatin' and the women shed tears
He was staring down the barrel of an army colt

They ain't offered no reward
But we won't touch that old woman
Her iron brakes sparked like silver rain
You can still hear old Jesse call
If you listen to the wind, there's a ghost of a chance
For Frank and Jesse James
Open up your damned express car
In long soldier's coats frayed with the years

When they opened the safe there was nothing for them
Not far from the Glendale woods
Quickly they scrambled aboard
Robbin' old folks for their gold, watch, chains
[Incomprehensible] and they claimed

Frank and Jesse James
So they strode down through the train
So throw the money on down
When fear froze up his heart
High above that railroad bed
But we won't touch that old woman
They ain't offered no reward
In the distance an engine was keeping good time

We will burn your train to cinders
The baggage man peered out to look for the fault
We will burn your train to cinders
What a miserable sight these desperate men
Down in the cut past the old Tressel bridge
And jump down to the ground
[Incomprehensible] and they claimed

And jump down to the ground
[Incomprehensible] and they claimed
So throw the money on down
And jump down to the ground
And the metals screamed through the night
On a ridge where the pines grow tall
For Frank and Jesse James

Now some say the devil had taken his soul
But we all know he was nothin' but a Missouri farm boy
The brass lamp shone from the swaying train
Just fighting to stay alive
Open up your damned express car
We will burn your train to cinders

For Frank and Jesse James
But we won't touch that old woman
When the driver saw the red light
So throw the money on down
Masked men shivered in the cold on the ridge
Open up your damned express car