He was her man but he done her wrong
She saw her Albert there
I shot my Albert dead
A woman shot her lover down
For Albert's new suit of clothes
Murder in the second degree"
Started to hug and kiss him
Don't wait up for me
He was her man but he done her wrong
But there was no bringin' him back
Look up through the window high
He was her man, he would done her wrong
"Plain as a thing can be
And now I'm goin' to hell
Took Albert into her lap
Frankie pulled out a pistol
Judge said to the jury
I saw Albert an hour ago
With a gal named Alice Bly"
Calm as a girl could be
Frankie got down upon her knees
I ain't gonna tell you no lie
Frankie went down to the corner saloon
Said "Near my God, to Thee"
Gimme a thousand policemen
Said to the bartender
He was her man, he done her wrong
If he is her man he done her wrong
He was her man but he done her wrong
He was her man but he done her wrong
Won't be gone for long
Albert said, "I'm leaving you"
Pulled out a forty-four
Frankie went to the scaffold
"Has my lovin' man been here?"
Get a bucket of beer
Turned her eyes up toward the heavens
Throw me into a cell
And Albert fell on the floor
A-worry about me when I'm gone
"Well, I ain't gonna tell you no story
Frankie went down to 12th street
He was my man but he done me wrong
Gun went off a-rootie-toot-toot
Lovin' up Alice Bly
Paid one hundred dollars
He was her man that done her wrong
