Sammy Davis Jr. - Frankie and Johnny lyrics

Frankie and Johnny were lovers Man how those two cats could love They promised to dig one another Long as stars remained above He was her mate But he couldn't fly straight Now he was a cat that was lazy Thinking of work made him frown And she had a bank that was crazy And his loans were not turned down She was his fool And he played it real cool [What a drag] They sashayed down to the ballroom A place where you go chaperoned Strictly a come as you are room And the clientelle were stoned Everyone was juiced As you may have deduced The evening was sulty and torid And Frankie was limp from the heat She planted a kiss on his forehead Then she beat out a swift retreat For as you might suppose She had to powder her nose Enter a doll named Anellie A weirdie the hipster would boast (?) Man poets like Byron or Shelley Would have dubbed this chick the most Jack this gal came on Sort of like a female Don Juan [uh oh] You never saw such a tangle That Frankie sure fought for her gent She threw punches from ev'ry angle Man it looked like the main event Someone rang a bell But daddy-o they couldn't save Nell Frankie had whipped out a pistol And everyone made for the door She started bustin the crystal Jack she made that cannon roar Now ladies be careful! Look out! Frankie put down that gun! And when she fired the last shot Did johnny hear? He did not Man she was such a lady Oh how that Frankie did suffer Her tears were falling like rain The sheriff who came in to cuff her Used the cuffs with the platinum chain And nobody knew Just who was takin in who Now everyone bows when they pa** her And frankie's the toast of the town Man the moral is really a ga**er If he cheats simply shoot him down He was her mate But he wouldn't fly straight Here's a thought for you to contemplate If you want to love you gotta fly straight Any questions?