In Good Old Colony Times — Three rogues (king's sons? miller, weaver, and tailor?) "fell into mishaps / be… The Irish Mail Robber — The Irish youth turns bad despite his father's warnings. To support his wild ha… It's Down in Old Ireland — The singer was born in Limerick. In spite of his mother's pleading he "carried … Jack Sheppard — Jack Sheppard, the apprentice of carpenter William Woods, is scorned by his mas… James Munks's Confession — Munks tells the story of how he turned from his parents' good ways. He killed R… Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dodhead — The Captain of Bewcastle raids the Fair Dodhead. Jamie Telfer, the victim, race… Jesse James (II) — The song starts with an account of James's robbery of the Pittsfield bank. The … Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant — A "merry merchant" comes to a tavern and finds himself in a series of contests … John Funston — Young, handsome John Funston robs and murders William Cartmell. Although an inn… John Sullivan (The Moncton Tragedy) — Sullivan kills a widow and her son, takes her cash, and sets the house afire. A…