[Verse] Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts Oh Lordy, how they could love Swore to be true to each other True as the stars above He was her man, but he was doing her wrong Frankie went down to the corner Just for a bucket of beer She said, Oh Mr Bartender Has my loving Johnny been here? He is my man, he wouldnt do me wrong Hey, I dont want cause you no trouble I aint gonna tell you no lies I saw your lover an hour ago With a gal named Nelly Blye He was your man, but he has done you wrong Here he come now! Hey Frankie looked over the Transom And she saw to her surprise There on a cot sat Johnny Making love to Nellie Blye He is my man, but hes done me wrong Frankie drew back her kimono She took out her old 44 And rooty toot toot three times Right through that hardwood door She shot her man cause he was doing her wrong Here comes one more time! Well, bring out the rubbertired hearses And bring out the rubbertired hatch Shed taken her man to the graveyard And she aint agonna bring him back Lord, he was her man and he was doing her wrong Bring out a thousand policemen Bring em around today And lock her down in the dungeon And threw that key away She shot her man cause he was doing her wrong Frankie said to the warden What are you going to do And the warden said to Frankie Its electric chair for you You shot your man cause he was doing you wrong Hey, this story has no moral This story has no end The only thing this story goes to show Is there aint no good in men He was her man and he was doing her wrong
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