Frankie and Johnny (Alternate Take)

Frankie And Johnnie - Jimmie Rodgers

Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts

Oh Lord how they did love

Swore to be true to each other

True as the stars above He was her man

He wouldn't do her wrong

Frankie went down to the corner

Just for a bucket of beer

She said Mister Bartender

Has my loving Johnny been here

He's my man he wouldn't do me wrong

I don't want to cause you no trouble

I ain't gonna tell you no lie

I saw your lover an hour ago

With a girl named Nellie Bly

He was your man but he's doing you wrong

Frankie looked over the transom She saw to her surprise

There on a cot sat Johnny

Making love to Nellie Bly

He is my man and hes doing me wrong

Frankie drew back her kimona

She took out a little fortyfour

Roottotoot three times she shoot

Right thru that hardwood door

Shot her man he was doing her wrong

Bring out the rubbertired bucket

Bring out the rubbertired hack

I'm taking my man to the graveyard

But I ain't gonna bring him back Lord

He was my man and he done me wrong

Bring out a thousand policemen

Bring em around today

To lock me down in the dungeon cell

And throw that key away I shot my man

He was doing me wrong

Frankie said to the warden

What are they going to do

The warden he said to Frankie

It's the electric chair for you

Cause you shot your man

He was doing you wrong

This story has no moral

This story has no end

This story just goes to show

That there ain't no good in men

He was her man

And he done her wrong