Well, Frankie, she was a fine lookin' woman, had a man named Johnnie
And she loved him, layed down a hundred for a suit of clothes
You could see them walkin' arm-in-arm down along Canal Street
Frankie loved Johnnie, Lord, ev'rybody knows
Well now, Frankie, she came home one evening just a little bit early
And she thought she'd stop at the corner for a bottle o' beer
Well, she sat down and she told her troubles to the fat bartender
Said, "Tell me, Fat Daddy, has my Johnnie man been here?"
He said, "Frankie, said I'm terrible sorry you asked me that
Cause you know I'm about as honest as a man can be
I saw Johnnie, he was walkin' down Main, he was feelin' no pain
He was slippin' and a-slidin' with a girl named Annabelle Lee
Well now, Frankie, she said, "Oh! no, no, it can't be so"
She said, "I know, I know he wouldn't treat me wrong
Well, she sat there, she had a few more beers, she shed a few more tears
She said, "I'm tired o' gettin' that mean old runaround"
Well then, Frankie, she got outta the taxi at the corner o' Clark Street
And looked up, she saw Johnnie and Annabelle swingin' there
And Frankie, she took deadly aim in that deadly game
Shot her man in the middle of his big affair
Well, now you know, the story bout Frankie and her man named Johnnie
And you know that's a game that should never be played,
And the moral to this sad tale that I'm tellin' you
If you're gonna fool around then ya better pull
If you're gonna fool around then ya better pull
If you're gonna fool around then ya better pull the shaaaaa-duh!
A kick-in-the-pants all girl rootsy trio. Delicious three part harmonies, washboard, fiddle guitar and uke accompany sassy songwriting and killer charm.
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