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Frankie and me we were lovers, oh Lordy how we could love;
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Swore we'd be true to each other, just as true as stars above,
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I was her man, she caught me doing her wrong.
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My luck in poker was fading, when a new gal caught my eye;
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I gambled, I tried to change my luck, with a chick named Nellie Bly,
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I was Frankie's man, but I was doing her wrong.
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Yeah! Frankie came looking to find me, yes, she wasn't looking for fun;
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For in her sweet loving hand, she was totin' a 44 gun,
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To shoot her man, if he was doin' her wrong.
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Well Frankie walked into the bar room, and right there in front of her eyes;
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There was her loving Johnny, making love to that Nellie Bly,
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I was her man, she caught me doing her wrong.
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Frankie, I beg, please don't shoot me, well they'll put you away in a cell;
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You know they'll put you where the cold wind blows, from the hottest corner in hell,
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I'm your man, I know I done you wrong.
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Easy on the roll, real easy, easy on the roll, real slow;
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Roll me over real gently, cause my wound hurts me so,
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Well I was her man, well I done her wrong.
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Well Frankie told Johnny, well this is the end of my song;
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I was her man, well I done her wrong,
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Well , hey, hey, hey, hey, done her wrong.
