frankie and johnny
cooke, sam
frankie and johnny was sweethearts
at least that's the way the story goes
frankie bought everything for johnny
from his sports car to his ivy league clothes
but he was doing her wrong
just to show you what can happen
a friend came running to frankie
she said you know i wouldn't tell you no lie
i saw your man ridin' in his jaguar
with a chick named nellie blye
let me tell you he was doing you wrong
frankie ran around the corner
and peeked in a swinging place
and there she saw johnny with a woman
he had his arms around her waist
but frankie could see that he was
frankie reached down in her pocketbook
and up with a long forty-four
and johnny fell on the hard wood floor
but she shot him because he was doing her wrong
but the last thing he told her was
i was telling her about you
you know good and well that i love you
i'll always love you baby
you know i can't do without you
and i know i was doing wrong