The foreman touched the cold steel lines
The rail bed was frozen with ice
In the distance an engine was keeping good time
The steam whistle moaned just twice
Down in the cut past the old Tressel bridge
Twelve fine horses stood
Masked men shivered in the cold on the ridge
Not far from the Glendale woods
The brass lamp shone from the swaying train
When the driver saw the red light
Her iron brakes sparked like silver rain
And the metals screamed through the night
The baggage man peered out to look for the fault
When fear froze up his heart
He was staring down the barrel of an army colt
That threatened to tear him apart
We will burn your train to cinders
So throw the money on down
Open up your damned express car
And jump down to the ground
But we won't touch that old pullman
She's southern and they claim
They ain't offer no reward
For Frank and Jesse James
Frank and Jesse James
In long soldier's coats frayed with the years
Quickly they scrambled aboard
Men were a sweatin' and the women shed tears
And a preacher prayed to the Lord
When they opened the safe there was nothing for them
So they strode down through the train
What a miserable sight these desperate men
Robbin' old folks for their gold watch chains
We will burn your train to cinders
So throw the money on down
Open up your damned express car
And jump down to the ground
But we won't touch that old pullman
She's southern and they claim
They ain't offer no reward
For Frank and Jesse James
Frank and Jesse James
Now some say the devil had taken his soul
Some say his spirit survived
But we all know he was nothin' but a Missouri farm boy
Just fighting to stay alive
High above that railroad bed
On a ridge where the pines grow tall
If you listen to the wind, there's a ghost of a chance
You can still hear ol' Jesse call
We will burn your train to cinders
So throw the money on down
Open up your damned express car
And jump down to the ground
But we won't touch that old pullman
She's southern and they claimed
They ain't offer no reward
For Frank and Jesse James
For Frank and Jesse James
The lyrics A TRAIN ROBBERY of LEVON HELM is also present in the album Dirt farmer (2007)
Mark Levon Helm (1940-2012) è stato un musicista, cantante e attore statunitense di fama internazionale. Noto soprattutto per essere stato il batterista e voce principale del leggendario gruppo rock canadese The Band, Helm ha contribuito a plasmare l'identità sonora della musica folk-rock degli anni '60 e '70. Nato in Arkansas, Helm iniziò la sua carriera musicale suonando con diversi gruppi locali prima di unirsi a Bob Dylan nel 1965 come batterista per il suo tour mondiale. Nel 1968, Helm fondò The Band insieme ad altri musicisti talentuosi, tra cui Robbie Robertson e Rick Danko. Il gruppo raggiunse la fama internazionale grazie all'album d'esordio del 1969, *Music from Big Pink*, considerato un capolavoro del folk-rock. Helm si distinse per il suo stile vocale potente e rauco, che conferiva ai brani di The Band una carica emotiva unica. Tra i successi più celebri del gruppo ricordiamo *The Weight*, *Up on Cripple Creek* e *The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down*. Dopo lo scioglimento di The Band nel 1976, Helm continuò la sua carriera musicale come solista, pubblicando diversi album di successo. Nel 2005, Helm ricevette il Grammy Award per l'album *Dirt Farmer*, un progetto che riuniva elementi del country e del bluegrass. Nel corso della sua lunga carriera, Levon Helm ha collaborato con numerosi artisti di fama internazionale, tra cui Eric Clapton, Neil Young e Paul Butterfield. Nel 2012, Helm è morto a causa di un cancro al cancro al cervello all'età di 71 anni. La sua eredità musicale continua ad ispirare generazioni di musicisti.
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