Charley Patton - Frankie & Albert Lyrics
Frankie was a good girlEverybody knowsPaid one hundred dollarsFor Albert's new suit of clothesHe was her man but he done her wrongAlbert said, "I'm leaving youWon't be gone for longDon't wait up for meA-worry about me when I'm gone"He was her man but he done her wrongFrankie went down to the corner saloonGet a bucket of beerSaid to the bartender"Has my lovin' man been here?"He was her man but he done her wrong"Well, I ain't gonna tell you no storiesI ain't gonna tell you no liesI saw Albert an hour agoWith a gal named Alice Bly"He was her man but he done her wrongFrankie went down to 12th StreetLookin' up through the window highShe saw her Albert thereLovin' up Alice BlyHe was her man but he done her wrongFrankie pulled out a pistolPulled out a forty-fourGun went off a rooty-toot-tootAnd Albert fell on the floorHe was her man but he done her wrongFrankie got down upon her kneesTook Albert into her lapStarted to hug and kiss himBut there was no bringin' him backHe was her man but he done her wrong"Gimme a thousand policemenThrow me into a cellI shot my Albert deadAnd now I'm goin' to hellHe was my man but he done me wrong"Judge said to the jury"Plain as a thing can beA woman shot her lover downMurder in the second degree"He was her man but he done her wrongFrankie went to the scaffoldCalm as a girl could beTurned her eyes up towards the heavensSaid, "Nearer, my God, to Thee"He was her man but he done her wrong
