Frankie was a good girl

Everybody know

She pay one hundred dollars

For our one suit of clothes

He's a man and he done me wrong

Frankie went down to the corner saloon

She ordered her a glass of beer

She asked the barkeeper

"Gas my lovin' Albert been here "

"He been here but he's gone again"

"Ain't gonna tell you no story

Frankie I ain't gonna tell you no lie"

Says "Albert a-passed about a hour ago

With a girl you call Alice Frye

He's your man and he's doin' you wrong

Frankie went down to the corner saloon

She didn't go to be gone long

She peeked through keyhole

In the door spied

Albert in Alice's arm

He's my man and you's doin' me wrong

Frankie called Albert

Albert says "I don't hear "

"If you don't come to the woman you love

Gonna haul you out of here"

He's my man and you's doin' me wrong

Frankie shot old Albert

She shot him three or four times

Says "Stand back I'm smokin' my gun

Let me see is Albert dyin'

He's my man and he did me wrong"

Frankie and the judge

Walked outta the stand and

Walked out side by side

The judge says

"Frankie you're gonna be justified

Killin' a man and he did you wrong"

Frankie was a good girl

Everybody know

She paid one hundred dollars

For Albert's suit of clothes

He's her man but he did her wrong