| Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts
| Frankie e Johnny erano innamorati
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| But he was doin' her wrong
| Ma le stava facendo del male
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| He was doin' her wrong in a bad way
| Le stava facendo del male in modo cattivo
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| But she was good and strong
| Ma era brava e forte
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| He was her man, but he was a jerk
| Era il suo uomo, ma era un cretino
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| Was in a hotel with Nellie Blye
| Era in un hotel con Nellie Blye
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| And the gun went rooty-toot-toot
| E la pistola è diventata rooty-toot-toot
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| Shot the bastard in the heart
| Ha sparato al bastardo nel cuore
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| And ruined his nice suit
| E ha rovinato il suo bel vestito
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| He was her man, but he was no damn good
| Era il suo uomo, ma non era dannatamente bravo
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| So they took him up to the graveyard
| Quindi lo portarono su al cimitero
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| And stuck him in the dirt
| E lo ha bloccato nella sporcizia
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| Which was oh-so very sad
| Il che era davvero molto triste
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| And a waste of a nice clean shirt
| E uno spreco di una bella camicia pulita
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| He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong
| Era il suo uomo, ma le stava facendo del male
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| He had no idea what happened
| Non aveva idea di cosa fosse successo
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| He was waving hello to God
| Stava salutando Dio
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| He died from eating squirrel
| È morto per aver mangiato uno scoiattolo
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| And they laid him in the sun
| E lo deposero al sole
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| He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong
| Era il suo uomo, ma le stava facendo del male
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| So that was Frankie and Johnny
| Quindi questi erano Frankie e Johnny
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| And that’s the end of my song
| E questa è la fine della mia canzone
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| She put a hose in his tailpipe
| Gli ha messo un tubo nel tubo di scappamento
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| 'Cause he had done her wrong
| Perché le aveva fatto del male
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| He was her man, and that’s all she wrote | Era il suo uomo, e questo è tutto ciò che ha scritto |