Now Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts oh Lord how they could love   Swore to be true to each other true as the stars above   He was her man but he wasn't doin' her wrong   Non 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 gir named Nellie Blie   He's your man but he's doin' you wrong   Now Frankie looked over with transom she saw to her susrprice   There on the cab sat Johnny making love to Nellie Blie   He's my man but he's doin' me wrong   Frankie went back to comoda took out her little 44   Rutty too-too three times she shot right through that hardwood door   Shot her man he was doin' her wrong   [ ac.guitar ]   Now bring out your rubber tied hearses bring out the rubber tied hatch   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 wong