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