Big Mable Murphy Lyrics

Big Mable Murphy lyrics

Way back in '29 somewhere in Coffeeville



Was a honky tonk named Big Mable Murphy's



She had a sweetheart named Little Melvin



And hair would fly between them every night



They say Little Melvin got wild on bathub gin



Cause it made him grow to almost twice his size



He'd try to take over and sass Big Mable



And her great big fist would black Little Melvin's eyes



Big Mable Murphy she loved Little Melvin



But he never did learn to do just what she said



Cause poor Little Melvin woke up every morning



With two black eyes and knuckle bumps on his head



Then late one rainy night Scarface Mouzziola



Came in and started shoving folks around



Big Mable Murphy was back in the kitchen



So just for fun he shot Little Melvin down



Early next morning down by the river



Scarface Mouzziola was found real short of breath



They say that Scarface had died from a whoopin'



He had two black eyes and knuckle bumps on his head



Big Mable Murphy's place raved on until she died



And they say sometimes a tear would fill her eye



And then she'd whisper Lord I'd give anything



If once more I could black Little Melvin's eyes