The Ballad of Frankie and Edward April 2, 1936 Frankie and Edward had the silver Frankie and Edward had the gold But both saw the game for what it was And both wanted the truth to be told Frankie and Edward bowed to no king They lived for art and love They unseated the man who ruled over the land They took The king was a joker who lived on a hill And he wanted to rule the game So Frankie and Edward played a hand And things were never the same
