He robbed from the rich and he . . . gave to the poor
          D                          Bm
Stood up to the man and gave him what for
A     G                               A
Our love for him now ain’t hard to explain
       D                           A                 D       D A Bm
The hero of Canton the man they call Jayne              }

Bm                        F#7                   Bm  
Our Jayne saw the Mudders’ backs breakin’
       Em7     F#7            Bm
He saw the Mudders’ lament
             Bm       F#7         Bm  
And he saw the magistrate takin’
          Em7         F#7           Bm
Every dollar and leavin’ five cents
              Em7                                        Bm
He said . . you can’t do that to my people
            Em7                                           F#
He said you can’t crush them under your heels