frankie and me we were lovers oh lordy how we did love swore we d be true to each other just as true as stars above i was her man she caught me doing her wrong my luck in poker was fading when a new gal caught my eye i gambled i tried to change my luck with a chick named nellie bly i was frankie s man but i was doing her wrong yeah frankie came looking to find me yes she wasn t looking for fun for in her sweet loving hand she was toting a 44 gun to shoot her man if he was doing her wrong well frankie looked into the bar room and right there in front of her eyes there was her loving johnny making love to that nellie bly i was her man she caught me doing her wrong frankie i beg please don t shoot me well they ll put you away in a cell you know they ll put you where the cold wind blows from the hottest corner of hell i m your man i know i done you wrong easy roll me over real easy easy roll me over real slow roll me over real gently cause my wound hurts me so well i was her man well i done her wrong  well frankie told johnny well this is the end of my song i was her man well i done her wrong well hey hey hey hey hey done her wrong