Among the local taverns
there'll be a slack in bus'ness
'Cause Jesse's drinkin'
came before the groc'ries
and the rent
Among the local women
there'll be a slack in cheatin'
'Cause Jesse won't be
steppin' out again
They baptized Jesse Taylor
in Cedar Creek last Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and
Satan lost a good right arm
They all cried hallelujah when
Jesse's head went under
'Cause this time he
went under for the Lord
The scars on Jesse's knuckles
were more that just respected
The country court house
records tell all there is to tell
The pockets of the gamblers
will soon miss Jesse's money
And the black eye of the law
will soon be well
They baptized Jesse Taylor
in Cedar Creek last Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and
Satan lost a good right arm
They all cried hallelujah when
Jesse's head went under
'Cause this time he
went under for the Lord
From now on Nancy Taylor
can proudly
speak to neighbors
And tell them how much
Jesse took up with little Jim
Now Jimmy's got a daddy
And Jesse's got a fam'ly
And Franklin County's
got a lot more man
They baptized Jesse Taylor
in Cedar Creek last Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and
Satan lost a good right arm
They all cried hallelujah when
Jesse's head went under
'Cause this time he
went under for the Lord
They baptized Jesse Taylor
in Cedar Creek last Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and
Satan lost a good right arm
They all cried hallelujah when
Jesse's head went under
'Cause this time he
went under for the Lord
'Cause this time he
went under for the Lord