Frankie & Johnny were sweethearts
Frankie dan Johnny adalah pasangan kekasih
At least, that's the way the story goes
Setidaknya, begitulah cerita yang beredar
Frankie bought everything for Johnny
Frankie membeli segalanya untuk Johnny
From his sports-car to his Ivy League clothes
Dari mobil sportnya hingga pakaian Ivy League-nya
Oh, he was a man allright,
Oh, dia memang pria sejati,
Oh, but he was doing a-wrong
Oh, tapi dia berbuat salah
Just to show you what came happen
Hanya untuk menunjukkan apa yang bisa terjadi

A friend came running to Frankie
Seorang teman berlari menghampiri Frankie
Said you know I wouldn't tell you no lie
Dia bilang, "Kau tahu, aku tidak akan berbohong padamu"
I saw your man riding in his Jaguar
Aku melihat pacarmu naik Jaguar-nya
With a chick named Mary Bley
Bersama seorang cewek bernama Mary Bley
Oh if he was your man honey
Oh, jika dia pacarmu sayang
Let me tell you he was doing you wrong
Biarkan aku bilang, dia berbuat salah padamu
Let me tell the story
Biarkan aku ceritakan kisahnya

Frankie ran around the corner
Frankie berlari ke sudut jalan
And peeked in a swinging place
Dan mengintip ke dalam tempat yang ramai
And there she saw Johnny with a woman
Dan di sana dia melihat Johnny dengan seorang wanita
He had his arm around her waist
Dia memeluk pinggangnya
Oh he was a man alright
Oh, dia memang pria sejati
But Frankie could see that he was doing a-wrong
Tapi Frankie bisa melihat bahwa dia berbuat salah
Oh let me tell you
Oh, biarkan aku bilang padamu

Frankie reached down in her pocketbook
Frankie merogoh tasnya
And up with a long 44
Dan mengeluarkan pistol 44-nya
She shot once, twice, three times
Dia menembak sekali, dua kali, tiga kali
And Johnny fell on the hardwood floor
Dan Johnny jatuh di lantai kayu
Oh he was a man alright
Oh, dia memang pria sejati
But she shot him because he was doing a-wrong
Tapi dia menembaknya karena dia berbuat salah
But the last thing he told her was
Tapi hal terakhir yang dia katakan padanya adalah

Frankie, you know I love you
Frankie, kau tahu aku mencintaimu
Why, honey why did you do that
Mengapa, sayang, mengapa kau melakukan itu?
Frankie, I was telling her about you
Frankie, aku sedang bercerita tentangmu padanya
Frankie, you know I love you
Frankie, kau tahu aku mencintaimu
Frankie, you know that I love you
Frankie, kau tahu aku mencintaimu
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ya, ya, ya

Frankie you know good well that I love you
Frankie, kau tahu betul bahwa aku mencintaimu
Frankie I'll always love you baby
Frankie, aku akan selalu mencintaimu, sayang
Frankie, you know I can't do without you
Frankie, kau tahu aku tak bisa hidup tanpamu
Frankie, you know I love you
Frankie, kau tahu aku mencintaimu
I'm your man and I know I was doing a-wrong
Aku adalah pria yang kau cintai dan aku tahu aku berbuat salah