Frankie And Johnny Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Snow
Frankie And Johnny
Recorded by Hank Snow
Written by Jimmie Rodgers
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Now Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts
Oh Lord how they did love
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Swore to be true to each other true as the stars
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above
He was her
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man but he wouldn't do her
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Now Frankie went down to the corner
Just for a bucket of beer
She
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said Mr. Bartender has my loving Johnny been
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here
He's my
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man he wouldn't do me
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I don't want to cause you no trouble
Woman I ain't gonna lie
But
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I saw your lover an hour ago with a girl named Nellie
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Blie
He's your
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man but he's doing you
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Now Frankie looked over the transom
She saw to her surprise
There
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on the couch sat Johnny making love to Nellie
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Blie
He's my
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man but he's doing me
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Frankie threw back her Kimono
Took out her little 44
Rutty
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too-too three times she shot right through that hardwood
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door
Shot her
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man he was doing her
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Now bring out your rubber tired hearses
Bring out your rubber tired hack
I'm
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taken my man to the graveyard and I ain't gonna bring him
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back
He was my
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man but he done me
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Bring round a thousand policemen
Bring 'em around today
To
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lock me down in that dungeon cell and throw that key
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away
I shot my
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man he was doing me
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Now Frankie she said to the warden
What are they going to do
The
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warden he said to Frankie it's the electric chair for
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you
You shot your
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man he was doing you
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Now this story has no moral
This story has no end
This
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story just goes to show that there ain't no good in
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He was her
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man but he done her
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Frankie And Johnny?
- The song Frankie And Johnny was sang by Hank Snow.
Who is Hank Snow?
- Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow (May 9, 1914 - December 20, 1999) was a Canadian-American country music artist. Most popular in the 1950s, he had a career that spanned more than 50 years, he recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980. His number-one hits include the self-penned songs "I'm Moving On", "The Golden Rocket" and "The Rhumba Boogie" and famous versions of "I Don't Hurt Anymore", "Let Me Go, Lover!", "I've Been Everywhere", "Hello Love", as well as other top 10 hits.Snow was an accomplished songwriter whose clear, baritone voice expressed a wide range of emotions including the joys of freedom and travel as well as the anguish of tortured love. His music was rooted in his beginnings in small-town Nova Scotia where, as a frail, 80-pound youngster, he endured extreme poverty, beatings and psychological abuse as well as physically punishing labour during the Great Depression. Through it all, his musically talented mother provided the emotional support he needed to pursue his dream of becoming a famous entertainer like his idol, the country star, Jimmie Rodgers.As a performer of traditional country music, Snow won numerous awards and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Hank Snow Museum in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, celebrates his life and work in a province where his fans still see him as an inspirational figure who triumphed over personal adversity to become one of the most influential artists in all of country music.
