"Ain't Dat A Shame" by Queen and Wilson was published in 1901, is related to "Frankie," and like it has third-person lyrics. In about 1895-1904, 12-bar tunes commonly had IV-IV-IV-I in the middle of the progression (but ever had IV-IV-I-I), as opposed to the 12-bar songs complaining about having the "blues," which can't be traced back to before about 1907, and commonly had IV-IV-I-I in the middle of the progression (but ever had IV-IV-IV-I).