Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny - Lonnie Donegan

Written by：Trad Arr Donegan

Well Frankie and johnny were sweethearts

Lordy how they could love

But they swore to be true to each other

Yeah just true as skies above

He was her man he wouldn't do her wrong

Well Frankie and johnny went walking

Johnny had on a new suit

Yeah Frankie spent one hundred dollars

Just to make her man look cute

He was her man he wouldn't do her wrong

Well Frankie see I'm gonna leave you

But I won't be very long

Don't you wait up for me honey

Don't you worry while I'm gone

I'm your man I wouldn't do you wrong

So Frankie walked down to the huddle saloon

And she called for a bottle of beer

And she said to the old bartender man

Has my loving johnny man been here

He was my man

But he's been doing me wrong

So wrong

Well see I don't wanna cause you no trouble

Well I don't wanna tell you no lies

I seen your johnny

Making love with Nellie bly

He was your man

But he's been doing you wrong so wrong

So Frankie walked over to the transom door

And then to her great surprise

There sat her loving johnny

Making love with Nellie bly

He was her man

But he was doing her wrong so wrong

So then she lifted up her kimono dress

Drew out a little 44

Rum tum tum three times she shot right

Through that hardwood door

She shot her man

But he was doing her wrong so wrong

He said roll me over so careful

Hey roll me over so slow

Roll me onto my left side

Your bullet sure hurt me so

I was your man

But I been doing you wrong so wrong

Well they sent for Frankie's mother

She come down to huddle's saloon

Wond 'rin what's a matter with her boy

Oh Mrs Johnson

See what your son has got

No thumping no foot stomping

Your loving johnny boy been shot

Was your man

But I was doing you wrong so wrong

She said oh Mrs Johnson

Oh forgive me please

Well I killed your loving son johnny

But I'm down on my bended knees

I shot your man

But he was doing me wrong so wrong

She said I'll forgive you Frankie

She said I'll forgive you not

Oh you killed my loving son johnny

The only support I've got

You shot my man

An he was doing you wrong so wrong

Well the last time I seen Frankie

She was sitting in a dungeon cell

Lord a weeping lord a moaning

Cause her soul was going down to hell

She shot her man

He was doing her wrong so wrong

She said

Now bring out your rubber tired hearses

Oh you bring out your pony and trap

I'm gonna take my johnny to the graveyard

I ain't a gonna bring him back

He was my man

But he was doing me wrong so wrong

Well this story ain't had no moral

Well this story ain't got no end

Well this story only goes to show

Ain't no damn good in you men

She shot her man

Cause he was doing her wrong