Merle Haggard — Frankie and Johnny

[Verse] Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts Oh Lordy, how they could love Swore to be true to each other True as the stars above He was her man, but he was doing her wrong Frankie went down to the corner Just for a bucket of beer She said, "Oh Mr Bartender Has my loving Johnny been here?" He is my man, he wouldn't do me wrong "Hey, I don't want cause you no trouble I ain't gonna tell you no lies I saw your lover an hour ago With a gal named Nelly Blye" He was your man, but he has done you wrong Here he come now! Hey Frankie looked over the Transom And she saw to her surprise There on a cot sat Johnny Making love to Nellie Blye He is my man, but he's done me wrong Frankie drew back her kimono She took out her old 44 And rooty toot toot three times Right through that hardwood door She shot her man 'cause he was doing her wrong Here comes one more time! Well, bring out the rubber-tired hearses And bring out the rubber-tired hatch She'd taken her man to the graveyard And she ain't a-gonna bring him back Lord, he was her man and he was doing her wrong Bring out a thousand policemen Bring 'em around today And lock her down in the dungeon And threw that key away She shot her man 'cause he was doing her wrong Frankie said to the warden "What are you going to do" And the warden said to Frankie "It's electric chair for you" You shot your man 'cause he was doing you wrong Hey, this story has no moral This story has no end The only thing this story goes to show Is there ain't no good in men He was her man and he was doing her wrong