FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE As recorded by Gene Vincent (From the 1958 Album GENE VINCENT ROCKS! AND THE BLUE CAPS ROLL) [Intro] [Verse 1] Well Frankie and Johnnie were lovers True as the stars above Frankie said "Johnnie you my man You the man I love You my man but don’t you do me wrong" [Verse 2] Well Johnnie walked down to the barroom He said "Man I sure am dry" He said "Give me some o’ that joy juice So I can drink it with Nellie Bly" He was her man but heard he done her wrong [Verse 3] Well then Frankie walked into the barroom When she took out that long forty-four And rooty-tee-toot that gal did shoot Through that hardboard swingin’ door She done her man ’cause he was doin’ hеr wrong so wrong Poor Johnnie [Guitar Solo]                [Verse 4] Well then Frankie strollеd into the barroom Then she took that long forty-four And rooty-tee-toot that gal did shoot Through that hardboard swingin’ door She done her man ’cause he was doin’ her wrong so wrong [Verse 5] Well now Frankie sits down in the jailhouse She went down on bended knee She said "Hey-hey Mister Jailer Tell me what you’re gonna do to me He was my man but he done me wrong so wrong" He was my man but I done her wrong so wrong

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson raconte l'histoire tragique de Frankie et Johnnie, un couple amoureux. Frankie découvre que Johnnie l'a trompée en buvant avec une autre femme, et sa douleur la pousse à commettre l'irréparable en le blessant avec son arme. Elle finit par se retrouver en prison, se lamentant sur la trahison qu'elle a subie. C'est une réflexion sur l'amour, la trahison et les conséquences tragiques de la jalousie. Le contexte se déroule dans une ambiance de bar, typique des histoires de cœur désenchantées, révélant les luttes émotionnelles de ces personnages.