[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Among the local taverns
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There'll be a slack in business
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'Cause Jesse's drinking came
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before the groceries and the rent
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Among the local women
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There'll be a slack in cheatin'
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'Cause Jesse won't be steppin' out again
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Chorus  They baptized Jesse Taylor
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In Cedar Creek last Sunday
Jesse gained a soul
C
And Satan lost a good right arm,
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They all cried "Hallelujah" when
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Jesse's head went under,
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'Cause this time he went under
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For the Lord.

[Verse 2]
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The scars on Jesse's knuckles are
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More than just respected
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The county courthouse records tell
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All there is to tell
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The pockets of the gamblers will
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soon miss Jesse's money
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And the black eye of the law will
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soon be well.
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Chorus  They baptized Jesse Taylor
A#               F
In Cedar Creek last Sunday
Jesus gained a soul and Satan lost
C
a good right arm,
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They all cried "Hallelujah" when
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Jesse's head went under,
C7
'Cause this time he went under for
F
the Lord.

[Verse 3]
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From now on, Nancy Taylor can
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proudly speak to neighbors
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And tell them just how Jesse took
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up with little Jim,
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Now Jimmy's got a daddy
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And Jesse's got a family
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And Franklin County's got a lot
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more man.
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Chorus  They baptized Jesse Taylor,
A#               F
In Cedar Creek last Sunday,
Jesus gained a soul and Satan lost
C
a good right arm,
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They all cried "Hallelujah" when
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Jesse's head went under,
C7
'Cause this time he went under for
F
the Lord.