(Traditional)
(Traditionnel)
Jesse James was a man
Jesse James était un homme
And he killed many men
Et il a tué beaucoup d'hommes
He robbed the Glendale train
Il a volé le train Glendale
And he took from the richer
Et il tira de la plus riche
And he gave that to the poorer
Et il a donné que pour les plus pauvres
He'd a hand and a heart and a brain
Il avait une main et un cœur et un cerveau
Oh Jesse had a wife to mourn for his life
Oh Jesse avait une femme de faire le deuil de sa vie
Three children they were so brave
Trois enfants qu'ils ont été si courageux
But that dirty little coward
Mais ce sale petit lâche
That shot Mr. Howard
Ce coup M. Howard
Has laid Jesse James in his grave
A jeté Jesse James dans sa tombe
On Wednesday night
Mercredi soir
When the moon was shining bright
Quand la lune brillait
They robbed that Glendale train
Ils ont volé le train Glendale
And the folks from miles about (yeah they can)
Et les gens de miles environ (oui elles le peuvent)
They all said without a doubt
Ils ont tous dit, sans aucun doute
It was done by her Frankie and Jesse James (yes it was)
Il a été fait par son Frankie et Jesse James (oui c'était)
Oh Jessie had a wife, to mourn for his life
Oh Jessie avait une femme, faire le deuil de sa vie
Three children they were so brave
Trois enfants qu'ils ont été si courageux
But that dirty little coward
Mais ce sale petit lâche
That shot Mr. Howard
Ce coup M. Howard
Has laid (poor) Jesse James in his grave
A jeté (faible) Jesse James dans sa tombe
Well the people held their breath
Eh bien, les gens retenaient leur souffle
When they heard about Jesse's death (yeah)
Quand ils ont appris la mort de Jesse (ouais)
And they wondered how poor Jesse came to die (how did he die?)
Et ils se demandaient comment une mauvaise Jesse est venu mourir (comment est-il mort?)
It was one of his guys, called Little Robert Ford
Il a été l'un de ses gars, appelé Little Robert Ford
And he shot Jessie James on the sly
Et il a tiré Jessie James en catimini
Oh Jessie had a wife to mourn for his life
Oh Jessie avait une femme de faire le deuil de sa vie
Three children they were so brave
Trois enfants qu'ils ont été si courageux
But that dirty little coward
Mais ce sale petit lâche
That shot Mr. Howard
Ce coup M. Howard
Has laid Jesse James in his grave
A jeté Jesse James dans sa tombe
Has laid poor Jesse in his grave
A jeté pauvre Jesse dans sa tombe
He laid Jesse James in his grave
Il a posé Jesse James dans sa tombe