FRANKIE AND JOHNNY

(Jimmie RODGERS/Ben WEISMAN/Sid WAYNE/Fred KARGER)

Capital EAP 1-970 March 18, 1958

Guitar and piano intro

Well Frankie and Johnny were lovers true as stars above
Frankie said Johnny you’re my man you’re the man I love
You’re my man but don’t you do me wrong

Well Johnny walked down to the barroom
He said man are sure and dry
He said give me I tried to change my luck
With a chick named Nellie Bly
He was her man but he done her wrong

Well then Frankie walked into the barroom
And then she took her long forty-four
There root-tooty-toot that gal she shoot to the hard swinging door
She was her man coz he was doin‘ her wrong, so wrong

Oh Johnny!
Guitar break and hand clapping

Well then Frankie walked into the barroom
Well then she took her long forty-four
There root-tooty-toot that gal she shoot to the hard wood swinging door
She was her man coz he was doin‘ her wrong, so wrong

Well Frankie sat down to the Tea house
She downed on to her knees
She said hey, hey Mister jail
What you are goona do to me
He was my man but he done me wrong, so wrong
He was her man but he done her wrong, so wrong

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