Cat. #1341 (MFH #193) - As sung by Tom Hardy, Little Rock, Arkansas on July 11, 1969
VERSE 1
Frankie went down t' th bar
T' get a bucket of beer
She says, hey bartender
Have ya seen my Johnny in here
For he's my man
And he wouldn't do me any wrong
VERSE 2
Yes, Miss Frankie I've seen 'im
Seen 'im out with Nellie Bly
An' that ain't all
Cause I seen 'im with Elizabeth too
If he's your man
Then he's been doin' you wrong
VERSE 3
Frankie reached in 'er kimono
An' pulled out 'er forty-four
An' a rat-a-tat-tat
Th bullets did fly
Right thru that ole whore house door
For he was her man
An' he was doin' her wrong
VERSE 4
Th first time she hit 'im he staggered
Th second time she hit 'im he fell
An' th third time she hit,
She blew him all to hell
For he was her man
An' he was doin' her wrong