Frankie and Johnny by Jimmie Rodgers (1929)

This video is presented as an historical reference by Empty Set Group, producers of "Waiting For A Train", the new Jimmie Rodgers musical.

[victorsummers]

....meanwhile 90 Years later....I'm sharing this (video/song) with my Grand Children and they love it too.

[PammaSingh-in]

Thank you for sharing. I love it that we can still have this old piece of treasure to listen to.

[rubywingo]

I sang this for talent day in the third grade back in the ‘70’s. My aunt made me a long pink dress and a pink bonnet to wear. I did the yodel and everything! LOL!! Can you imagine??

[malibubarbie]

This song is about someone on my paternal side...My great grandmother was a Silvers from Old Fort, NC

[dhaley]

Who would think that Elvis would sing this song in the 60s and even star in a Movie called Frankie and Johnny ! but it happened!

[desatormentandome]

He sings such a lurid tale with his angel voice. Love his singing and his guitar. So gentle!!

[themulesheriff]

My dad sang this song back in the 60, s. Glad I found it here

[DarkArchivesDWG]

The wild thing about finding this song in 2023 is the fact I'm a hillbilly from Tennessee who loves all old country, but the way I found this is from a snippet of the song that is sung by Mia Farrow in Death on the Nile (1974).

[karma]

I love not only this song but also Jimmie Rodgers, they bring back so much memories.

[bacsi]

wonderful. my dad loved this. my mom still had the old 78's that my dad had when he died when I was a year old. It is just awesome to me.

[jessemayle]

I love this music, it reminds me of when I was a kid and my dad played it all the time

[Keefer-fr]

I used to play this on the piano in 1963 when I was 7.

[pagosabob]

Sang on knowing he was dying of TB. Thank you Jimmy

[paulwilson]

My pe-Paw loved Jimmie Rodgers so do I grew up with him

[darkparadise]

I heard it in a Jean Harlow film named Red Headed Woman. I suddenly liked it it carries some nostalgia for me that Ive never had ...

[lawrencelewis]

I wish I owned a Model A Ford like that.

[bacsi]

My late dad loved this back in the 40s.

[RomanySoup]

Currently reading Paul Schneider's excellent biography of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow in which he notes that Jimmie Rodgers was Bonnie's favorite and that she had all his records prior to life on the lam. I love his version of this song but it takes on a distinct sadness in the context of how that story turned out.

[kaushikrahman]

Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts oh Lordy how they did love
Swore to be true to each other true as the stars above
He was her man he was doing her wrong
Frankie went down to the corner just for a bucket of beer
She says Mr Bartender has my loving Johnny been here
He's my man he was doing me wrong
I don't want cause you no trouble I ain't gonna tell you no lie
I saw your lover an hour ago with a gal named Nellie
Bligh
He is your man and he's doing you wrong
Frankie looked over in transom she saw to her susrprice
There on the cab sat Johnny making love to Nellie Blie
He is my man and he's doing me wrong
Frankie drew back to her kimona she took out a little
44
Rutty too too three times she shot right through that
Hardwood door
She shot her man he was doing her wrong
Bring out the rubber tied buggy bring out the rubber
Tied hack
I'm taking my man to the graveyard but I ain't gonna
Bring him back
Lord he was my man and he's done me wrong
Bring out a thousand policemen bring 'em around today
And locked me down in the dungeon cell and throw that
Key away
I shot my man he was doing me wrong
Frankie she said to the warden what are they going to
Do
The warden he said to Frankie it's a electric chair for
You
Cause you shot your man he was doing you wrong
This story has no moral this story has no end
This story just goes to show that there ain't no good
In man
He was her man and he's done her wrong

[kennithlambert]

I love the music, the song and most of all that beautiful automobile 🚘 that Jimmy's obviously proud of.