jayne the man they call jayne chorus he robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor stood up to the man and gave him what for our love for him now ain t hard to explain the hero of canton the man they call jayne our jayne saw the mudders backs breakin he saw the mudders lament and he saw the magistrate takin every dollar and leavin five cents you can t do that to my people can t crush them under your heel so jayne strapped on his hat and in five seconds flat stole everything boss higgins had to steal chorus now here is what separates heroes from common folk like you and i the man they call jayne he turned round his plane and let that money hit sky he dropped it onto our houses he dropped it into our yards the man they called jayne he stole away our pain and headed out for the stars chorus