Frankie and Johnny

 

Frankie and Johnny were lovers, oh Lordy how they could love

they swore to be true to each other, true as the stars above.

He was her man but he was doing her wrong.

 

Frankie she was a good woman, as everybody knows

spent a hundred dollars to buy her man some clothes.     He was ...

 

Frankie went down to the hotel just for a bucket of beer

said to the bartender man "has my lovin' Johnny been here."   ...

 

I don't want tell you no stories I don't want tell you no lies

I saw your man about an' hour ago with a girl named Nellie Bligh.  ...

 

Frankie went down to the corner didn't go there for fun

underneath her kimono she carried a forty-four gun. She shut her man cause he...

 

This story has no moral this story has no end

this story only goes to show there ain't, there ain't no good in men.  ...

 

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