Big Mable Murphy Lyrics - Singles - Dallas Frazier

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 bat hub 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"