Frankie And Johnny Lyrics
Frankie And Johnny - Brook Benton
Little Frankie went down to the barroom
She asked for a glass of beer
She said "Hey bartender
Has my Johnny been here "
"He's my man but he's done me wrong"
The bartender said "Frankie
Ya know I won't tell ya no lie"
"He left here about a minute ago with a gal named Alice Fry"
"He's your man but he's doin' you wrong"
Frankie was a good little woman
Surely everybody knows
She paid one hundred dollars for Johnny's new suit of clothes
She loved her man but he done her wrong
Well then Frankie went down Broadway with a razor in her hand
She said "Stand back all you women
I'm here for my cheatin' man"
"Yes he's my man but he's done me wrong"
It was on a Friday mornin' about a ha'past nine o'clock
Frankie pulled her 44 and fired three fatal shots
She shot her man 'cause he done her wrong
(Why don'tcha run Frankie) they said
(Frankie why don't you run)
'Cause here come the Chief Of Police
With the 44 smokeless gun
You killed your man
We know he done you wrong
He done you wrong Frankie
You shoulda shot him forty times
I'm a witness Frankie I was there
When you shot that man I saw