Diana Ross - Big Mable Murphy lyrics

Way back in '291929 somewhere in Coffeeville
Was a Honkytonk, named Big Mable Murphy

She had a sweetheart, Mean Little Melvin
And hell would fly between
Them every Saturday night
Why? Because Little Melvin
He got wild on bathtub gin
Well it made him feel like he
Was almost twice his size
So he'd try to take over and sass big Mable
But her great big fist would
Black little Melvin's eyes
Ya see, Big Mable Murphy
She loved her Little Melvin
But he never did learn to
Do just what she said
Cause poor Little Melvin
Work up early every morning
With two black eyes and knuckle
Bumps on his head

Late one rainy night
Scarface, muscle and all might
He came in and started
Shoving everybody around
Well, Big Mable Murphy
She was way back in the kitchen
So just for fun ol' Scarface
Shot Little Melvin down

Early next morning down by the river
They say old Scarface was found
Real short of breath
They say he died, uh oh, the man died
From a good ol' whipping
He had two black eyes and
Knuckle bumps on his head

Big Mable big Mable Murphy
She gave him two black eyes and
Knuckle bumps on his head