Frankie an' Albert was sweethearts
Lordy how they could love
Vowed to love one another
Baby 'neath the stars above
It was her man an' he was doin' her wrong
Frankie went down to da' bar room,
Get herself a bucket a beer
Say hey to da' lone bartender
Say hey has my lovely man been here?
It was my manan' he was doin' me wrong
Bartender say "Miss Frankie, huh,
honey I can't tell ya' no lie
He lef' here 'bout an' hour ago,
With that hussy named Nelly Blye"
It was yo' manan he was doin' you wrong
Frankie she cried, she cried, she cried,
Lordy what have I done?
I done give my love to dis man
He done took my love an' run
It was my manan he was doin' me wrong
Albert saw Frankie comin', He say,
Oh Lord baby, don't you shoot
Well you know, out from under that red kimono
The gun went rootie toot toot,
She shot that mancause he was doin' her wrong
Boo Hoo! Boo Hoo! Boo Hoo! Boo Hoo!
Frankie say baby what have I done?
You know I shot the only man I loved,
A cold forty - one,
It was my manan he was doin' me wrong
Play it for a while
High Sheriff come clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety,
clippety, clippety, clippety the trail
I say look here Frankie I'm gon' tell ya'
You done shot yo' man,
I'm gon' hafta' put cha in da' county jail
Talkin' 'bout that manan' he was doin' her wrong
Frankie she laid in da' jail house,
Now ya' know there ain't no one to go her bail
But 'cha know big Jim say honey,
"I'm workin' on you, try to get you outta that jail"
Tell about yo' man'cause he was doin' you wrong
An' our story go on
Frankie an' Albert was sweethearts
Lordy how they could love
Vowed to love one another
Underneath the stars above
Talkin' 'bout that man an' he was doin' her wrong