Well, Frankie
Nah, Frankie
Frankie told Johnny
Frankie bilang ke Johnny
Lord, I want a diamond ring
Tuhan, aku mau cincin berlian
Oh, Johnny told Frankie
Oh, Johnny bilang ke Frankie
I'll get you most anything
Aku akan belikan kamu hampir apa saja

Oh Johnny went down to the German
Oh Johnny pergi ke toko Jerman
On Rampart and Dumaine
Di Rampart dan Dumaine
He walked in the store
Dia masuk ke toko
The German had a diamond in his hand
Orang Jerman itu punya berlian di tangannya

Te-na, Te-na-na
Te-na, Te-na-na
Te-na, Na-ne-na
Te-na, Na-ne-na
Te-na, Na-na-na
Te-na, Na-na-na
Te-na, Na-na-n'-na
Te-na, Na-na-n'-na

Oh, Johnny, Johnny shot the German
Oh, Johnny, Johnny nembak orang Jerman itu
Lord, an he shot him through the head
Tuhan, dan dia nembak dia di kepala
He ran out the do'
Dia lari keluar dari pintu
And he fell on the sidewalk, dead
Dan dia jatuh di trotoar, mati

When Frankie
Ketika Frankie
Frankie, got the news
Frankie, dapat kabar
The jury want him dead
Juri mau dia mati
She come runnin', hollin'
Dia datang berlari, teriak
Lord, talkin' all out her head
Tuhan, ngomong ngelantur

Well, Johnny started to runnin'
Nah, Johnny mulai lari
Lord, and he didn't no where to do
Tuhan, dan dia nggak tahu harus kemana
They found Johnny hollin'
Mereka menemukan Johnny teriak
In the grocery store next door
Di toko kelontong sebelah

Then the policeman
Lalu polisi
Handcuffed and beat him
Menggari dan memukulinya
And they took Johnny out of sight
Dan mereka membawanya jauh dari pandangan
He said, 'That's alright, Frankie
Dia bilang, 'Nggak apa-apa, Frankie
Ev'rything gonna be alright'
Semua akan baik-baik saja'

(Aaaaah!)
(Aaaaah!)

(Instrumental)
(Instrumental)

'Alright!'
'Baiklah!'

Te-na, Te-na-ne-na
Te-na, Te-na-ne-na
Te-na-na, Na-ne-na
Te-na-na, Na-ne-na
Te-na, Na-na-na
Te-na, Na-na-na
Te-na, Na-na, na-ne-na.
Te-na, Na-na, na-ne-na.