Van Morrison - Frankie Johnny Lyrics
[l.d.] well take it a bit slowerThis is, this is the, huh, this is the first song I ever learned, actuallyFrankie and johnny were sweetheartsLordy, how they could loveSwore to be true to each otherYeah, true to the skies aboveHe was her man, wouldnt do her no wrongAnd frankie and johnny went walkinAnd johnny had on a new suitYeah, frankie spent one-hundred dollar notesJust to make her man look cuteHe was her man, he wouldnt do her no wrongFrankie went over to the barroomStopped for a bottle of beerSaid to the old bartender manHas my lover johnny man been here?He was my man, lord, but hed been doin me wrong, so wrong.Yeah frankie looked over the transom doorAnd then to her great surpriseThere sat her lover man johnnyMakin love to nellie blyHe was her man, but he was doin her wrongWell frankie lifted up her kimono dressAnd she drew (ladaladalala) out a little .44She shot once, twice, three times (three times) she shot himAnd through that hardwood (door) floorYeah she shot her man (yeah he was her man)Well but he been doin her wrong yeahHe said, roll me over so careful ahRoll me over so slow,Oh roll me on to my left hand side,Because your bullet hurt me so,I was your man, but I been doin you wrong.Play it chris!(instrumental)Well they sent for frankies motherCome down to huddys saloonTo see whats the matter with her boyShe come down, frankie looked up at herHere what she said:She said, oh mrs. johnson, oh forgive me pleaseWell I killed your lovin son, johnnyBut Im down on my bended kneeI shot your man, cause he was doin me wrong. ahShe said, Ill forgive you frankie,She said, Ill forgive you not, notFor killin my lovin son johnny,Hes the only support that Ive got,cause you shot my man and he was doin you wrong.Well the last time I seen frankieShe was a-sittin in a dungeon cellShe would be there moanin, herselfWith no one there to careShe shot her man, a hed been doin her wrong, so wrongWell bring out the overtime hearse all day longYou gotta bring out the pony and truck heyTheyre gonna take johnny, johnny to the cemetary (graveyard)And they aint never coming backOh he was her man, oh but he been doin her wrong, so wrongWell the story aint got no moral, lordyBut the story aint got no endWell the story only goes to showThat there aint no damn good in menHe was her man, but he was doin her wrongYeah, ba-da-ba-ba-da-ba-ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba
