Frankie and Johnny

Now 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 but he wouldn't do her wrong

Now Frankie went down to the corner

Just for a bucket of beer

She said Mr 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

Woman I ain't gonna lie

But I saw your lover an hour ago

With a girl named Nellie Blie

He's your man but he's doin' you wrong

Now Frankie looked over the transom

She saw to her surprise

There on the cab sat Johnny

Making love to Nellie Blie

He's my man but he's doin' me wrong

Frankie threw back her comona

Took out her little 44

Rutty too too three times she shot right through

That hardwood door

Shot her man he was doin' her wro

Now bring out your rubber tired hearses

Bring out your rubber tired hack

I'm taken said the man to the graveyard

But only six of 'em called him back

He was my man but he done me wrong

Bring round a thousand policemen

Bring 'em around today

To lock me down in that dungeon cell

And throw that key away

I shot my man he was doin' me wrong

Now Frankie she said to the warden

What are they goin' to do

The warden he said to Frankie

It's the electric chair for you

You shot your man he was doin' you wrong

Now this story has no moral

This story has no end

This story just goes to show

That there ain't no good in man

He was her man but he done her wrong