Now Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts Oh Lordy, how they did loveSwore to be true to each other Just as true as the stars aboveLordy was her man He wouldn't do her wrongNow Frankie went down to the corner Just to get a bucket of beerShe said, Mr. Bartender Has my lovin' Johnny been here?Lordy is my man He wouldn't do me wrongWell I don't want to cause you no trouble I ain't gonna tell you no lieI saw your love about an hour ago With a girl named Nellie BlyLordy was your man But he's doing you wrongFrankie looked over the transom She saw to her surpriseThere on the cot sat Johnny Making love to Nellie BlyLordy is my man But he's doing me wrongFrankie pulled back her kimono She took out her little .44Rudy .22'd three times She shot right through that hardwood doorLordy shot her man He was doing her wrongNow bring out your rubber-tied buckie Bring out your rubber-tied hatI'm taking my man to the graveyard But I ain't gonna bring him backLordy was my man But he done me wrongNow bring out a thousand policemen Bring them around todayLock me down in that dungeon cell And throw that key awayLordy shot my man He was doing me wrongNow Frankie said to the warden What are they going to doWarden he said to Frankie It's electric chair for youCause you shot your man He was doing you wrongNow this story has no moral This story has no endThis story just goes to show That there ain't no good in menLordy was a man And he done her wrong