New Frankie and Johnny

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New Frankie and Johnny

Work, work, working all day
Frankie couldn’t feed her kid.
Johnny had no money
But Uncle Sam sure did.
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

“Goodbye mama, my sweet mama,
You’re the best I had.
I might come home a hero
Or I might come home like Dad.”
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

“Goodbye daughter, my sweet daughter.
How proud I feel.”
They went to Burger King
For their last meal.
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

Frankie went off to the war
Scared as a girl could be.
Her mother passed away
Watching the preacher on TV.
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

Bombs hit bunkers, bombs hit tankers,
Bombs even hit a house.
The dead girl Frankie saw
Wore a shirt with Mickey Mouse.
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

The bombs were pretty smart,
Smart as smart bombs come—
But how much would a smart bomb bomb
If a smart bomb weren’t so dumb?
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

Frankie came back from the war
With a darkness in her eye.
A voice in the back of her head
Said, “Why don’t you curse God and die?”
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

“Help me, help me doctor.
Save me from my fate.”
The doctor looked at her credit card’s
Expiration date.
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

Johnny said to Frankie,
“I found someone new.
I’m leaving town tomorrow
With her on a honeymoon.”
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

“Johnny, say your prayers.”
“Frankie, please don’t shoot.”
She pulled hard on the trigger
And the gun went root-a-toot-toot.
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

Sirens started wailing.
Bells began to ring.
She wandered up the drive-thru
At Burger King.
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

At the drive-thru menu
She fell to her knees.
The voice inside the speaker said,
“May I help you please?”
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

This story’s got no moral.
This story’s got no end.
This story only goes to show
There ain’t no good in men.
He’s a man and he done her wrong.

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from Chris Elliott, released February 1, 2017
By Christopher Thomas Elliott

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