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The main theme is that of growing up. The boy in the poem is looking negatively on the present and is all too eager to grow up. This is shown by the negative connotations such as the repetition of...
1Frankie and Johnnie were lovers, 2O, my Gawd, how they could love, 3They swore to be true to each other, 4As true as the stars above; 5 He was her man, but he done her wrong. 6Frankie was a good...