Lyrics Frankie and Johnny - Duke Ellington
Frankie
and
Johnny
were
sweethearts
Oh,
what
a
couple
in
love
Frankie
was
loyal
to
Johnny
Just
as
true
as
the
stars
above
He
was
her
man
But
he
done
her
wrong
Frankie
went
down
to
the
drugstore
Some
ice
cream
she
wanted
to
buy
The
soda
jerk
told
her
that
Johnny
Was
making
love
to
Nellie
Bligh
He
was
her
man
But
he
was
doing
her
wrong
Now
Frankie's
dad
was
a
policeman
She
stole
his
old
forty-four
gun
Then
back
to
the
drugstore
she
beat
it
Just
as
fast
as
she
could
run
After
her
man
Who
was
doing
her
wrong
Now
Frankie
peaked
in
on
the
party
She
got
a
surprise
when
she
saw
That
Nellie
and
Johnny
were
making
love
And
sipping
soda
through
a
straw
He
was
her
man
But
he
was
doing
her
wrong
So
Frankie
flew
into
a
tantrum
She
whipped
out
that
old
forty-four
And
her
rootie-toot-boom,
that
gal
did
shoot
Right
through
that
hardwood
swinging
door
She
shot
her
man
'Cause
he
was
doing
her
wrong
So
bring
on
your
crepe
and
your
flowers
Bring
on
your
rubber-tired
hack
'Cause
there's
eight
men
to
go
to
the
graveyard
But
only
seven
are
coming
back
She
shot
her
man
'Cause
he
was
doing
her
wrong
Now
this
is
the
end
of
my
story
And
this
is
the
end
of
my
song
Frankie
is
down
in
the
jailhouse
And
she
cries
the
whole
night
long
"He
was
my
man
But
he
was
doing
me
wrong"
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