"The Ballad of Bob Ford" genre: Folk
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	The true story of the fate of the man that shot Jesse James.
	MP3.com CD: From Greenwich to Rosine - buy it! CD: From Greenwich to Rosine   Label: Made by Humans Records Credits: Roland Schweitzer
	Story Behind the Song As the song says, Bob Ford, the man that shot Jesse James was killed and temporarily buried in the tiny mountain mining town of Creed, Colorado. Bob Ford's original grave site and the grave of some other minor outlaws can still be seen at the town cemetary. The outlaws are buried with the length of the grave running North to South, rather than the traditional East to West. They lie in their graves as they lived, "crosswise to the world". Lyrics Everybody knows the story of ol' Jesse James And how it is that he came to die He was shot in the back by little Robert Ford Who pulled that gun on the sly When ol' Jesse died Bob was forced to run To Creed Colorado he did go The death of Jesse James gave him such renown That he had his run of that town Chorus: Bob Ford, Bob Ford does your grave run north to south? When the good Lord comes with that Eastern sun And we rise with that blinding light Will you lie in your grave in the darkness all alone Condemned to endless night? Ed O'Kelly born in ol' Missouri Was a friend of the James family He swore on the grave of his good friend Jesse That his vengeance he would seek Ed gave his shotgun to ol' French Joe And said meet at Bob Ford's saloon Hand me the gun as I pass through the door And I'll send Bob Ford to his doom Nellie Russel was dancehall girl Who died from booze and morphine Bob Ford was at the bar a begging for money To bury his dancehall queen Ed O'Kelly burst through the doorway And shotgun lead did fly When Bob Ford died a crowd did gather Shouting hang Ed O'Kelly high A deputy sheriff grabbed Ed O'Kelly And hustled him off to jail In Canyon City he served his time Only 10 years for his crime Bob Ford was buried in Creede Colorado In a grave on the edge of town But his wife took him back to Ol' Missouri To a grave on sacred ground

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