Christy Moore - Jesus Christ & Jessie James lyrics
[Christy Moore - Jesus Christ & Jessie James lyrics]
Will you come and listen to
The story going round
How our Lord and Jesse James
Rode into Belfast Town
They stopped for a drink they
Stopped for a meal drinking whiskey
Drinking wine they were feeling mighty fine
As they rode into Belfast through
The hills of Ligoniel
Not a word was spoken as
They travelled on their way
Until the came to the Falls
And Jesse he did say
God I haven't felt so good since
I robbed the Glendale train
Our Lord hе raised his head turned
To Jеsse and he said
I never thought I'd see the
Likes of Calvary again
They rode past the burnt out motorcars
And the tangle of barbed wire
In a city built upon a
Swamp and baptised by fire
Our Lord was going to bless the place
But a bullet pierced his hand
As the blood cam trickling down turned
To Jesse with a frown
Looks like the old stigmata is
Infectious in this land
Our lord was riding a donkey Jesse
James was riding a mare
And they rode past the army tanks
And never showed a care
Jesse on his fiddle played the
Victory at the Boyne
Jesus put his guitar down turned
To Jesse with a frown
I don't think you should play that
Tune when we're passing through Ardoyne
On the top of Divis Mountain
There stands a lonely tree
And children passing by there they
Stop and bend a knee
And men with hidden guns they
Make a silent vow
That the riots will stop the
Day the soldiers go away
Leave our Lord on Calvary and
Jesse hanging from the bough
The story going round
How our Lord and Jesse James
Rode into Belfast Town
They stopped for a drink they
Stopped for a meal drinking whiskey
Drinking wine they were feeling mighty fine
As they rode into Belfast through
The hills of Ligoniel
Not a word was spoken as
They travelled on their way
Until the came to the Falls
And Jesse he did say
God I haven't felt so good since
I robbed the Glendale train
Our Lord hе raised his head turned
To Jеsse and he said
I never thought I'd see the
Likes of Calvary again
They rode past the burnt out motorcars
And the tangle of barbed wire
In a city built upon a
Swamp and baptised by fire
Our Lord was going to bless the place
But a bullet pierced his hand
As the blood cam trickling down turned
To Jesse with a frown
Looks like the old stigmata is
Infectious in this land
Our lord was riding a donkey Jesse
James was riding a mare
And they rode past the army tanks
And never showed a care
Jesse on his fiddle played the
Victory at the Boyne
Jesus put his guitar down turned
To Jesse with a frown
I don't think you should play that
Tune when we're passing through Ardoyne
On the top of Divis Mountain
There stands a lonely tree
And children passing by there they
Stop and bend a knee
And men with hidden guns they
Make a silent vow
That the riots will stop the
Day the soldiers go away
Leave our Lord on Calvary and
Jesse hanging from the bough