Frankie and Albert
1
Frankie and Albert were sweethearts, everybody knows,
Frankie spent a hundred dollars just to get her man some clothes;
He was her man, but he done her wrong.
2
Frankie went down to the corner, took along a can,
Says to the lovin' bartender, " Has you seen my lovin' man?
He is my man, but he's doin' me wrong. "
3
" Well, I ain't gonna tell you no story, ain't gonna tell you no lie,
Albert went by 'bout an hour ago, with a girl called Alice Fry;
He was your man, but he's doin' you wrong. "
4
Frankie's gone from the corner, Frankie ain't gone for fun,
Underneath her apron she's got Albert's gatlin' gun;
He was her man, but he done her wrong.
5
Albert sees Frankie comin', out the back door he did scoot,
Frankie pulled out the pistol, went roota-de-toot-toot-toot.
He was her man, but she shot him down.
6
Frankie shot him once, Frankie shot him twice,
Third time that she shot him the bullet took his life;
He was her man, but he done her wrong.
7
When Frankie shot Albert, he fell down on his knees,
Looked up at her and said, " Oh, Frankie, please,
Don't shoot me no mo', don't shoot me no mo'. "
8
" Oh, turn me over, doctor; turn me over slow,
Turn me over on my right side, 'cause the bullet am hurtin' me so.
I was her man, but I done her wrong. "
9
Now it's rubber-tired carriages, decorated hack,
Eleven men went to the graveyard, and only ten come back:
He was her man, but he's dead and gone.
10
Frankie was a-standin' on the corner, watchin' de hearse go by,
Throwed her arms into the air, " Oh, let me lie
By the side of my man, what done me wrong. "
11
Frankie went to the graveyard, bowed down on her knees,
" Speak one word to me, Albert, an' give my heart some ease.
You was my man, but I done you wrong. "
12
Sheriff arrested Frankie, took her to the county jail,
Locked her up in a dungeon cell, and throwed the keys away.
She shot her man, said he done her wrong.
13
Judge tried lil' Frankie, under an electric fan;
Judge says, " Yo' free woman now, go kill yourself anothah man.
He was yo' man, now he's dead an' gone. "
Frankie and Albert were sweethearts, everybody knows,
Frankie spent a hundred dollars just to get her man some clothes;
He was her man, but he done her wrong.
2
Frankie went down to the corner, took along a can,
Says to the lovin' bartender, " Has you seen my lovin' man?
He is my man, but he's doin' me wrong. "
3
" Well, I ain't gonna tell you no story, ain't gonna tell you no lie,
Albert went by 'bout an hour ago, with a girl called Alice Fry;
He was your man, but he's doin' you wrong. "
4
Frankie's gone from the corner, Frankie ain't gone for fun,
Underneath her apron she's got Albert's gatlin' gun;
He was her man, but he done her wrong.
5
Albert sees Frankie comin', out the back door he did scoot,
Frankie pulled out the pistol, went roota-de-toot-toot-toot.
He was her man, but she shot him down.
6
Frankie shot him once, Frankie shot him twice,
Third time that she shot him the bullet took his life;
He was her man, but he done her wrong.
7
When Frankie shot Albert, he fell down on his knees,
Looked up at her and said, " Oh, Frankie, please,
Don't shoot me no mo', don't shoot me no mo'. "
8
" Oh, turn me over, doctor; turn me over slow,
Turn me over on my right side, 'cause the bullet am hurtin' me so.
I was her man, but I done her wrong. "
9
Now it's rubber-tired carriages, decorated hack,
Eleven men went to the graveyard, and only ten come back:
He was her man, but he's dead and gone.
10
Frankie was a-standin' on the corner, watchin' de hearse go by,
Throwed her arms into the air, " Oh, let me lie
By the side of my man, what done me wrong. "
11
Frankie went to the graveyard, bowed down on her knees,
" Speak one word to me, Albert, an' give my heart some ease.
You was my man, but I done you wrong. "
12
Sheriff arrested Frankie, took her to the county jail,
Locked her up in a dungeon cell, and throwed the keys away.
She shot her man, said he done her wrong.
13
Judge tried lil' Frankie, under an electric fan;
Judge says, " Yo' free woman now, go kill yourself anothah man.
He was yo' man, now he's dead an' gone. "
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