Jesse james
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 Poor Jesse had a wife To mourn for his...
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A man like Jesse James A very meticulous man Deep concern with detail A sense of some big plan His mind turns like a wheel Wagon wheel through dust He can count the spokes Turning down, coming 'round...
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Now, listen, friend. The railroad's gonna come right smack through your land and there ain't a thing you can do to stop it. But, mister, a dollar an acre. I paid $15 an acre for it. And then there's...
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Jesse James was a lad He killed many a man Robbed the Glendale train But that dirty little coward Who shot Mr. Howard Has laid poor Jesse in his grave Well Jesse had a wife To mourn for his life Three...
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It was on a Wednesday night the moon was shining bright They robbed the Glendale train And the people they did say for many miles away Twas the outlaws Frank and Jesse James Jesse had a wife to mourn...
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No, I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life.
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I had hope, however; I had been wounded seven times during the war, and once before in this same lung; and I did not believe I was going to die.
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Just able barely to mount a horse and ride about a little in the spring of 1866, my life was threatened daily, and I was forced to go heavily armed. The whole country was then full of militia,...
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I knew, however, that the next morning after the fight I would have to get away, and I did just in time, for a full company came early to look for me and were furious because I had escaped them.
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This was in June, 1866. Frank wrote for me to come to him at once, and although my own wound was still very bad, I started immediately and stayed with him at the house of Mr. Alexander Severe, in...
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