Lead Belly — Frankie And Albert First Half

[Verse 1] Frankie was a woman, everybody knows Made one hundred dollars, buy her man a suit of clothes Was her man, but he done her wrong He was her man, but he done her wrong [Spoken] Albert had been out all night long Come in just before day Frank was cookin' in the white-folk's kitchen She had to go to work that morning She told Albert, said "now, baby, you go on and take your rest but I'll be back after a while" Frankie goes out the door, Albert almost got out of bed before Frankie left [?] But he's watchin' Frank When Frankie walks away, he gets up and leaves and goes out to [?] When Frankie come back and found him gone, [?] Went and got that smokin' 41 Frankie went a-walkin' with blood in her eyes She just figured where he was [Verse 2] Frankie went a-walkin', did not go for fun She had under her apron, Albert's 41 "Kill my man 'cause he done me wrong Gonna kill my man 'cause he done me wrong" [Spoken] Frankie went down to Hughes' saloon [?] Albert had gone up with his girlfriend known as Alice Fry Albert told the bartender, "Now don't tell Frankie where I am if she comes here" Bartender didn't tell him nothin' but he listened Frankie walked down to the bartender and here's what she said [Verse 3] Frankie went down to the Huddie saloon Called for a bottle of beer Asked the loving bartender, "Has my loving man been here? He's my man and he done me wrong" [Spoken] I'll tell you 'bout the white man The white man liked you and liked your wife, too Don't tell him nothing If you don't want him tellin', don't tell him, 'cause if you tell him he's sure gon' tell the truth When Frankie talked to him like that, he run his hands through the front of his hair and he come out and here's what he said [Verse 4] I ain't gonna tell you no story, I ain't gonna tell you no lie Albert left here an hour ago with a woman named Alice Fry He's your man, lawd he done you wrong He's your man, lawd he done you wrong [Spoken] Frankie went-a walkin' in