Frankie Jean (That Trottin' Fool)

Frankie Jean (That Trottin' Fool) - Memphis Minnie

One time my papa had a horse

His name was Frankie Jean

Man that's the running'est horse

The world I ever seen

And it just do me good

To ride old Frankie Jean

And it do you good to sit

And listen at him sometimes

When he's coming down that plank road

Almost making his feet talk

Man that's the singlest footing

Horse the world I ever seen

Something kind of like this

Go on Frankie Jean go on

I had him out with me once

And he got loose

I couldn't catch him to save my life

I called Frankie Jean and I called him

He didn't seem to pay me no mind

I went and told my papa

How would you do

If you want to catch a horse

He said How did you do

I said I called mine

Called and Frankie called him

He didn't seem to pay me no attention

Said That's a horse you can't

You didn't call him right

You must whistle when you want

Your horse to come to you

Something like this

Then he come single footing to me

So I took him out again

He got loose from me

I called him and called him

He didn't seem to pay me no attention

I thought about what papa said

You's a horse I must whistle for you

Something like this

Then he comes single footing to me

I had him out on a race once

I had $5000 betting on Frankie Jean

Folks I wasn't scared at all

'Cause I know he wasn't

Going to let me lose

Fore he let me lose

He'd run off all of his shoes

Something like this

Go on Frankie Jean