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Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts oh Lordy how they |
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Did love |
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Swore to be true to each other true as the stars above |
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He was her man he was doing her wrong |
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Frankie went down to the corner just for a bucket of |
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Beer |
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She says Mr Bartender has my loving Johnny been here |
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He's my man he was doing me wrong |
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I don't want cause you no trouble I ain't gonna tell |
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You no lie |
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I saw your lover an hour ago with a gal named Nellie |
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Bligh |
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He is your man and he's doing you wrong |
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Frankie looked over in transom she saw to her susrprice |
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There on the cab sat Johnny making love to Nellie Blie |
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He is my man and he's doing me wrong |
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Frankie drew back to her kimona she took out a little |
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44 |
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Rutty tooo too three times she shot right through that |
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Hardwood door |
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She shot her man he was doing her wrong |
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Bring out the rubber tied buggy bring out the rubber |
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Tied hack |
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I'm taking my man to the graveyard but I ain't gonna |
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Bring him back |
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Lord he was my man and he's done me wrong |
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Bring out a thousand policemen bring 'em around today |
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And locked me down in the dungeon cell and throw that |
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Key away |
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I shot my man he was doing me wrong |
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Frankie she said to the warden what are they going to |
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Do |
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The warden he said to Frankie it's a electric chair for |
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You |
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Cause you shot your man he was doing you wrong |
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This story has no moral this story has no end |
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This story just goes to show that there ain't no good |
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In man |
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He was her man and he's done her wrong |