Jesse James was a man
Jesse James adalah seorang pria
And he killed many men
Dan dia telah membunuh banyak orang
He robbed the Glendale train
Dia merampok kereta Glendale
And he took from the richer
Dan dia mengambil dari yang kaya
And he gave that to the poorer
Dan dia memberikan kepada yang miskin
He'd a hand and a heart and a brain
Dia punya tangan, hati, dan otak

Oh Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life
Oh, Jesse punya istri yang berduka untuk hidupnya
Three children they were so brave
Tiga anak yang sangat berani
But that dirty little coward
Tapi si pengecut kotor itu
That shot Mr. Howard
Yang menembak Tuan Howard
Has laid Jesse James in his grave
Telah menempatkan Jesse James di kuburnya

On Wednesday night
Pada malam Rabu
When the moon was shining bright
Saat bulan bersinar terang
They robbed that Glendale train
Mereka merampok kereta Glendale itu
And the folks from miles about (yeah they can)
Dan orang-orang dari jarak jauh (ya, mereka bisa)
They all said without a doubt
Mereka semua bilang tanpa ragu
It was done by her Frankie and Jesse James (yes it was)
Itu dilakukan oleh Frankie dan Jesse James (ya, benar)

Oh Jessie had a wife, to mourn for his life
Oh, Jessie punya istri yang berduka untuk hidupnya
Three children they were so brave
Tiga anak yang sangat berani
But that dirty little coward
Tapi si pengecut kotor itu
That shot Mr. Howard
Yang menembak Tuan Howard
Has laid (poor) Jesse James in his grave
Telah menempatkan (malang) Jesse James di kuburnya

Well the people held their breath
Nah, orang-orang menahan napas mereka
When they heard about Jesse's death (yeah)
Saat mereka mendengar tentang kematian Jesse (ya)
And they wondered how poor Jesse came to die (how did he die?)
Dan mereka bertanya-tanya bagaimana malangnya Jesse bisa mati (bagaimana dia mati?)
It was one of his guys, called Little Robert Ford
Itu adalah salah satu anak buahnya, yang disebut Little Robert Ford
And he shot Jessie James on the sly
Dan dia menembak Jessie James secara diam-diam

Oh Jessie had a wife to mourn for his life
Oh, Jessie punya istri yang berduka untuk hidupnya
Three children they were so brave
Tiga anak yang sangat berani
But that dirty little coward
Tapi si pengecut kotor itu
That shot Mr. Howard
Yang menembak Tuan Howard
Has laid Jesse James in his grave
Telah menempatkan Jesse James di kuburnya
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
Telah menempatkan Jesse yang malang di kuburnya
He laid Jesse James in his grave
Dia telah menempatkan Jesse James di kuburnya