Kane's River - Cole Younger lyrics

I am a reckless highway man, Cole Younger is my name My crimes and depredations Have brought my life to shame For the robbing of a Northfield bank, That I can't deny Now I'm here in prison, in Stillwater jail I lie It's of a bold high robbery, A story I will tell Of a California miner Whose fate to us befell We robbed him of his money and then Bade him go his way For that I will be sorry until my dying day Then we rode toward Texas, That good old Lone Star state On Nebraska's praries The James boys we did meet We saddled up our horses And northward we did ride Into Minnesota, our six guns at our sides My eye was on the Northfield bank And Brother Bob did say "If we undertake the job We'll surely curse the day" But we stationed out our pickets And up to the bank did go It was there upon the counter We struck our fatal blow But the cashier, being brave and bold, Denied our noted band Jesse James fired the shot That k**ed that noble man In vain, we searched the money drawers While the battle raged outside Until we saw our safety was A quick and desperate ride So come on boys and ride for life There's hundreds on our trail We soon were overtaken And landed right in jail In Stillwater jail I lie Wearing my life away Let Frank and Jesse tell the tale Of that sad, eventful day I am a reckless highway man, Cole Younger is my name