Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts
Oh, what a couple in love
Frankie was loyal to Johnny by all the stars above
He was her man and he done her wrong
Frankie flew into a tantrum
She whipped out that old forty-four
Her rout, your to that gal did shoot
Right through a hardwood swinging door
He was a man, but he done her wrong
Oh, this is the end of my story
And this is the end of the song
Frankie is down in a jail house
And she moans and cries the whole night long
He was my man
But he done me wrong