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 he raised his head turned to Jesse 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





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  1. i.... ....

    Best line: I don't think you should play tune when we're passing through Ardoyne...

  2. I.... L....

    +1 for the bird annotation. Sometimes it's the little things.

  3. D.... 1....

    Is that bird a lark anyone know Thank you Ireland. eire32 no less

  4. r.... ....

    gotta say the best line in this song is "jesus put his bazookey down" nuff said

    r.... ....

    ruthlesace bouzouki*

  5. V.... D....

    All - The vatican-2 heretic cult (founded in 1965 at the Vatican) *cannot possibly be* the Catholic Church … since it *enforces* the opposite, the opposite, and the opposite of the Catholic Dogma.

    The founding documents of the vatican-2 heretic cult … the “vatican-2 council” documents … have well over 200 heresies *against* Dogma.

    Site > Immaculata-one (dot) com

    Section 12 > Anti-Christ vatican-2 heresies (50 listed)

    Sections 13 and 13.1 > Photographic *proof* of heresy at the Vatican

  6. V.... D....

    Continuing …

    Section 13.2 > Catholic Dogma on automatic excommunication ... for physical participation in a heretic cult such as the vatican-2 cult

    Section 19.1 > Dogma on Abjuration for re-entering Christianity (the Catholic Church) … Formal Abjuration also provided here

    Section 13.3 > Matt 16:18, Gates of Hell scripture, defined at four (4) Councils ... is not about the Papacy

    Section 10.2 > Returning to state of grace, when there’s no Confession, like now

    Immaculata-one (dot) com

  7. b.... ....

    One of my favorites from the album. Good Man..Bua.

  8. m.... n....

    Song was written by Brian Moore, a great Irish songwriter from Belfast

  9. b.... ....

    @ModernOmen BIGGOT

  10. b.... ....

    exelent,, learned the whole CD "tape" from me Mother...Bua..

  11. D.... K....

    @ModernOmen ther are terrorists in reland. but they are not irish. GOD BLESS THE RA!

  12. b.... ....

    one of my favorites. genuious1

  13. p.... o....

    Only Christy moore could come out with a song like this!!Brilliant!!..ps.and Billy Connolly also!!..

  14. M.... ....

    nice... havent heard this before...

  15. p.... ....

    Brilliant!!

  16. A.... ....

    This is one of my favourite Christy songs