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Frankie and Johnny were sweetheartsLordy, how they could loveSwore to be true to each otherYeah, true to the skies aboveHe was her man, wouldn't do her no wrongAnd Frankie and Johnny went walkin'And Johnny had on a new suitYeah, Frankie spent one-hundred dollar notesJust to make her man look cuteHe was her man, he wouldn't do her no wrongFrankie went over to the barroomStopped for a bottle of beerSaid to the old bartender man"Has my lover Johnny man been here?""He was my man, Lord, but he'd been doin' me wrong, so wrong."Yeah, Frankie looked over the transom doorAnd there to her great surpriseThere sat her lover man JohnnyMakin' love to Nellie BlySongtexteHe was her man, but he was doin' her wrongWell, Frankie lifted up her kimono dressAnd she drew (ladaladalala) out a little .44She shot once, twice, three times (three times) she shot himAnd through that hardwood (door) floorYeah, she shot her man (yeah he was her man)Well, but he been doin' her wrong yeahHe said," roll me over so careful ahRoll me over so slow,Oh roll me off to my left hand side,Because your bullet hurt me so,I was your man, but I been doin' you wrong."Play it Chris!(Instrumental & trombone & guitar solo)Well, they sent for Frankie's motherCome down to Huddie's saloonTo see what's the matter with her boyShe come down, Frankie looked up at herHere what she said:She said, "Oh Mrs. Johnson, oh forgive me pleaseWell I killed your lovin' son, JohnnyBut I'm down on my bended kneeI shot your man, 'cause he was doin' me wrong ah'.She said, "I'll forgive you Frankie,She said, I'll forgive you not, notFor killin' lovin' son Johnny,He's the only support that I've got,'Lord, you shot my man and he was doin' you wrong."Well, the last time I seen FrankieShe was a-sittin' in a dungeon cellShe would be there lonely, herselfWith no one there to careShe shot her man, a-he'd been doin' her wrong, so wrongWell, bring out the rubber tired (hearse) so longYou gotta bring out your pony and trapYeah, they're gonna take Johnny, Johnny to the cemetery (graveyard)And he ain't never coming backWell, he was her manOh, but he been doin' her wrong, so wrongWell, the story ain't got no moral, LordyBut the story ain't got no endWell, the story only goes to showThat there ain't no damn good in men!She shot her man (he was her man)But he was doin' her wrongYeah, ba-da-ba-ba-da-ba-ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba.Woo!Thank you very much.
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"Frankie and Johnny [*]" as written by Sammy/green Cahn
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