This powerful ballad tells the heartbreaking and legendary romance between Jesse James and Zee Mimms — a tale of blood ties, fierce loyalty, and enduring sorrow.
Zee and Jesse: The Most Dangerous Love Story in American History!
This song is part of the playlist "Cowboys & Sweethearts: Wild West Love Ballads".
Love and danger walked hand in hand on the frontier. These ballads capture the passion, heartbreak, and devotion of legendary cowboys, outlaws, and their sweethearts. From forbidden romances to tragic love stories, relive the untamed emotions of the Wild West in song.
🎵 Lyrics: Borna Cuk
🎶 Music & Voice: AI
Lived young Zee Mimms, with a heart pure and true.
A cousin to Jesse, the stories would say,
A love wild and fearless, forever brand new.
Nine years they waited, their love burning bright,
While Jesse rode through the outlawed night.
Through bank vaults and whispered shadows, her memory his flame,
A love that no danger could ever tame.
Through the dust and the danger, through the rise and the fall,
Love stood unshaken, through the gunfighter’s call.
No law could divide them, no price on his name could sway,
A legend in heart, but bound by the chains.
In Kearney, Missouri, they spoke their vows,
They honeymooned south where the warm breeze flows.
But whispers were creeping, reporters drew near,
Their love faced the world with a hint of fear.
A son born in joy, then heartbreak and pain,
Twins lost to the silence, yet their love would remain.
Jesse’s gang faded, the walls closed in,
Their days turned restless, their nights grew thin.
Through the dust and the danger, through the rise and the fall,
Love stood unshaken, through the gunfighter’s call.
No law could divide them, no price on his name could sway,
A legend in heart, but bound by the chains.
In St. Joseph town, they dreamed of a life,
Far from the bounty, the bloodshed, the strife.
But danger still lurked, the price on his head,
One last cruel act, and Jesse lay cold.
In the parlor room, a gunshot rang,
A traitor’s bullet, a love lost too soon.
Her cries filled the air, her world torn apart,
A widow too soon, with a broken heart.
Dressed in black, she carried the weight,
Shielding her children from whispers of fate.
With calloused hands, she worked the land,
A mother so strong, yet alone she still stood.
Through the dust and the danger, through the rise and the fall,
Love stood unshaken, through the gunfighter’s call.
No law could divide them, no price on his name could sway,
A legend in heart, but bound by the chains.
In Mount Olivet, side by side,
Beneath Missouri’s endless sky.
A love that endured through sorrow and strife,
A ballad of passion, of loss, and of life,
A legend that rides through the shadows and light.
About the Song
This ballad captures the haunting romance between legendary outlaw Jesse James and his devoted wife Zee Mimms. Bound by blood, their love defied convention, war, and law. From stolen moments to heartbreaking farewells, their story remains one of the most intense and tragic love tales of the Old West. This song honors their deep connection and Zee’s strength in the aftermath of Jesse’s fall.
🎵 Lyric: Borna Cuk
🎶 Music & Voice: AI
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