Lyrics

VERSE1
Jesse James changed his name he was buried in Texas
And we're distant cousins I once heard my grandpa say
With boyish pride I told my friends how Jesse's blood runs through my veins
Now those show-me folks say Harry there ain't no way

CHORUS1
I AIN'T KIN TO JESSE ANYMORE
Those white coats with their microscopes have dug him up for sure
There can't be no denyin' his DNA ain't lyin'
I AIN'T KIN TO JESSE ANYMORE

VERSE2
Now some things are best left undiscovered
Like buried treasure and like proof there ain't no God
Like Pluto ain't no planet and like why Michael looks like Janet
And why that cute girl won't answer when I knock

CHORUS2
I AIN'T KIN TO JESSE ANYMORE
We've lost another hero, he's walkin' out the door
Can't blame those folks for tryin'
Or fools like me for cryin'
I AIN'T KIN TO JESSE ANYMORE

(harmonica)

BRIDGE
From now on if there's one chance in a million
I could be right, even if I'm wrong
Let me believe what it is I believe in
Let wiser men leave well enough alone

CHORUS3
I AIN'T KIN TO JESSE ANYMORE
My whole world is changing like it never has before
So Lord don't let nobody... dig up anymore of my grandpa's distant cousins
Like Buffalo Bill Cody... or was it Truman Capote? Humph!
'Cause I AIN'T KIN TO JESSE ANYMORE...

TAG
Jesse James, rest in peace...