I have always railed against this Aristotelean thinking. Select the above text to listen to the classic Sam Cooke version, or if you would rather you may watch the excerpt from an Elvis movie below. Several sources identify Francis, also known as Frankie, as a prostitute and Allen Britt as her pimp. On October 14, Frankie caught them together at a club where Britt was playing piano. Frankie and Johnnie were lovers O my Gawd how they could love They swore to be true to each other . Over 250 versions of “Frankie and Johnny” have been recorded, with widely varying lyrics. Frankie, you know that I love you and peeked in a swinging place She killed her man, 'cause he done her wrong. Copyrighted poems are the property of the copyright holders. "I've saved up a little money, I'll save up a little more, I'll send it all to his widow, And say it's from the girl next door; He was my man, but he done me wrong." 2:53 . By registering with PoetryNook.Com and adding a poem, you represent that you own the copyright to that poem and are granting PoetryNook.Com permission to publish the poem. We are always making choices, whether they are wise ones or not. For he was your man, though he done you wrong." Frankie threw back her kimona, Took out the little forty-four, Roota-toot-toot, three times she shoot, Right through that hardwood door; He was her man, but he done her wrong. Frank and Bert Leighton published the same tune, this time named “Frankie and Johnny,” in 1912, with "Albert" changed to "Johnny" because it flowed better. "There is but small doubt that this extremely old and popular ballad had its origin somewhere along the Mississippi, the reference to Memphis makes that clear; and from its phrasing it seems not unlikely that it is of negro extraction. Profanity : Our optional filter replaced words with *** on this page •, Happy Childhood: Never Beyond Opportunity, When Six Meets Seven, Watch Beavis and Butt-head. Francis Baker moved away from St. Louis in 1901 to escape the notoriety the song brought her, first to Omaha, then to Portland. Autoplay next video. oh, but he was doing a-wrong Frankie was held in the Morganton, North Carolina jail for the murder of Charlie Silver and would say nothing about what had happened in the cabin other than assert her innocence. Baker confronted Britt, there was an argument, and Baker went back home alone, fuming. yeah, yeah, yeah He was your man, and he done you wrong. Frankie was a good woman, As everybody knows, Gave her man a hundred dollars, To get him a suit of clothes; He was her man, but he done her wrong. She complained that the facts of her story were wrong. at least, that's the way the story goes oh let me tell you ... Frankie and Johnny by Jimmie Rodgers (1929) - Duration: 2:53. Frankie and Johnnie were lovers. I saw your man riding in his Jaguar Some souls feel useless with no job or romance, / Like eager feet without shoes or music to dance; / Others think freedom is just plain crazy - / passion and lo. A great song that I remembered so long ago. Thank you, for your help. Circumstance does not destroy our freedom to deal with it or be dealt with by it -- we do. But she pressed hard on the trigger, And the gun went roota-toot-toot; He was her man, but he done her wrong. Frankie bought everything for Johnny The song first appeared in sheet music in 1904 under the name "He Done Me Wrong,” credited to Hughie Cannon. Anonymous; Poems; Comments; Stats; E-Books; Search in the poems of Anonymous: Frankie And Johnnie Poem by Anonymous. Published at the web's largest poetry site. and Johnny fell on the hardwood floor So many versions have been heard and published, that it is hard to tell just which is the original authentic one. The poem starts out telling the readert he backstory of Frankie and Johnnie. We live out the results and sometimes grow so much as a consequence we discover we are blessed by our idiocy. He was taken to the hospital and died four days later, but not before he identified Baker as his killer. let me tell you he was doing you wrong Human dignity is a space in which others can hold us and in doing so give us a sense of worth that may allow us to act in our benefit. A Response to Sterling A. Loading... Unsubscribe from quincyrey? from his sports-car to his Ivy League clothes "Bring 'round a hundred policemen, Bring 'em around to-day, And lock me in that jail-house, Then throw the key away; I shot my man, 'cause he done me wrong. That’s when Frankie Baker shot Britt with a .38, wounding him in the abdomen. At Baker’s trial in November 1899, she testified that Britt had beaten her before, and had pulled a knife on her just before she shot him. THE SHOOTING. why, honey why did you do that "Frankie and Johnny" (sometimes spelled "Frankie and Johnnie"; also known as "Frankie and Albert" or just "Frankie") is a traditional American popular song. you kno the frankie and johnny poem thing .. well we made a movie.. for class tho.. Frankie ran around the corner but she shot him because he was doing a-wrong All information has been reproduced here for educational and informational purposes to benefit site visitors, and is provided at no charge... Recite this poem (upload your own video or voice file). In 1899, she was 22 or 23 years old and had a 17-year-old boyfriend named Allen Britt, who was sometimes called Albert (“Al Britt”). Frankie, you know I can't do without you Some souls feel useless with no job or romance. Frankie and Johnnie were lovers, O, my Gawd, how they could love, They swore to be true to each other, As true as the stars above; He was her man, but he done her wrong. Early the next morning, Allen went up to her room. ", "Now where's my man that's doing me wrong?". 116 Frankie sat in her prison, 117 Had no electric fan, 118 Told her little sister, 119 Never marry no sporting man; 120 "I had a man, but he done me wrong." Baker sued film companies more than once, over the 1933 Mae West film She Done Him Wrong (in which West sings the song) and the 1936 movie Frankie and Johnnie. "Roll me over easy, Oh, roll me over slow, Roll me over on my right side, 'Cause my left side hurts me so." oh he was a man alright © Poems are the property of their respective owners. This story ain't got no end fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff. 2:53 . They are doomed before they act. The tales of drama where the fatal flaw destroys the actors steals away from the players. I'm not sure what the most important scenes are of the poem in order to do the story board. Frankie, I was telling her about you "Forgive you, Frankie darling? 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