Frankie and Johnny (Leighton brothers and Ren Shields version, published 1912)
~ Song
Annotation
Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts (vs. "Frankie and Johnny were lovers" of the 1927 Carl Sandburg-published version)
They had a quarrel one day
Johnny he vowed that he would leave her
Said he was going away
He's never coming home
…
Frankie took aim with her forty-four
Three times with a rooty-toot-toot
Annotation last modified on 2018-01-26 06:27 UTC.
Relationships
| version of: | Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”) |
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