Just about the worst gun battle ever out on the western plains When me and a bunch of cowboys went running with jesse james Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea. Run into jesse james, boys, run into jesse james The guns went off like thunder and the bullets fell like rain Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea. The guns went off like lightning and the bullets fell like hail Was on our way to denver on the old dodge city trail Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea. And in that bloody battle with frank and jesse james My partners fell around me with bullets in their brains Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea. Frank and jesse james, boys, they robbed that midnight mail The bank and express station and broke the county jail Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea. If you're afraid to fight, boys, if you're afraid to die You'd better stay out of the badlands where the red hot bullets fly Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea. If you're afraid of dying, if you're afraid of death You'd better stay at home, boys, stay out of jesse's path Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea. Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.