Hold Me Back (Frankie & Johnny) Lyrics

Frankie was a good woman Everybody knows She gave her loving man Johnny a hundred dollar bill Just to buy one suit of clothes Frankie went down to the barroom She ordered herself one glass of beer She asked that loving bartending man "C'mon, tell me, has my sweet Johnny been here?" He said, "Frankie, I ain't gonna tell you no stories, gal" He said, "Frankie, I ain't gonna tell you no lies" He said, "Frankie, I saw your man Johnny, just about one hour ago He was heading over, going to see Miss Nellie Bly" She cried, "Hold me back! Hold me back, take away my gun Hold me back, hold me back Somebody won't you please hold me back Don't let me do what must be done" Frankie went on over to that coke joint She stood outside, she rang that bell She said, "Alright, now, Johnny, you're my loving man And if I find you in here I'm gonna shoot you Hey I'm gonna shoot you sure as hell" Well, well looky here Sure enough there Johnny was with Miss Nellie Bly He seen the gun in Frankie's hand, he say "Oh Frankie baby, I swear I won't treat you wrong no more" Ha! That's for sure, 'cause by the time she was done With that there gun her loving man Was not gonna treat her wrong no more Hold me back! Hold me back! Hold me back, take away my gun Hold me back, hold me back Somebody won't you please hold me back Don't let me do what must be done Hold me back, somebody Roll out your rubber tired carriages Roll out your rubber tired hacks There's twelve men going to that graveyard There's eleven men, oh, coming back Hold me back! Hold me back! Hold me back, take away my gun Hold me back, hold me back Somebody please hold me back Don't let me do what must be done Hold me back Hold me back! Hold me back, take away my gun Hold me back, hold me back Somebody won't you please hold me back Don't let me do what must be done Don't let me do what must be done Don't let me do what must be done