Well now, Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts
they were true as the blue blue sky
he was a long-legged guitar picker with a wicked wandering eye
but he was her man nearly all of the time

Well Johnny, he packed up to leave her
but he promised he'd be back
he said he had a little picking to do, a little bother down the track
he said I'm your man, I wouldn't do you wrong

Well Frankie curled up on the sofa
thinking about her man
far away the couples were dancing to the music of his band
he was Frankie's man, he wouldn't do her no wrong

Then in the front door walked a redhead
Johnny saw her right away
she came down by the band stand to watch him while he played
he was Frankie's man, but she was far away

He sang every song to the redhead
she smiled back at him
then he came and sat at her table where the lights were low and dim
what Frankie didn't know wouldn't hurt her none

Then the redhead jumped up and slapped him
she slapped him a time or two
she said I'm Frankie's sister and I was checking up on you
if you're her man, you'd better treat her right

Now the moral of this story
is be good, but carry a stick
sometimes it looks like a guitar picker just can't tell what to pick
he was Frankie's man, and he still ain't done her wrong

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