Frankie and me we were lovers
Oh Lordy how we could love
Swore we`d be true to each other
Just as true as stars above
I was her man, she caught me doing her wrong. > My luck in poker was fading
When a new gal caught my eye
I gambled, I tried to change my luck
With a chick named Nellie Bly
I was Frankie`s man but I was doing her wrong. 

Yeah! Frankie came looking to find me
Yes, she wasn`t looking for fun
For in her sweet loving hand 
She was totin` a 44 gun
To shoot her man if he was doin` her wrong

Well Frankie walked into the bar room
And right there in front of her eyes
There was her loving Johnny
Making love to that Nellie Bly
I was her man, she caught me doing her wrong. 

Frankie, I beg, Please don`t shoot me
Well they`ll put you away in a cell
You know they`ll put you 
where the cold wind blows
From the hottest corner in hell
I`m your man, I know I done you wrong. 

Easy on the roll, real easy
Easy on the roll, real slow
Roll me over real gently
`Cause my wound hurts me so
Well I was her man
Well I done her wrong

Well Frankie told Johnny
Well this is the end of my song
I was her man, well I done her wrong
Well , hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Done her wrong