Big Mable Murphy
Way back in '29...1929
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.
A Grande Mable Murphy
Lá em '29... 1929
Em algum lugar em Coffeeville.
Tinha um bar, chamado Grande Mable Murphy
Ela tinha um namorado, o Melvin, o Pequeno Malvado
E o inferno se armava entre eles todo sábado à noite
Por quê? Porque o Melvin, o Pequeno
Ficava doidão com gin de banheira
Isso fazia ele se sentir quase o dobro do tamanho
Então ele tentava dominar e desafiar a Grande Mable
Mas o soco dela deixava os olhos do Melvin bem roxos.
Saca só, a Grande Mable Murphy
Ela amava seu Melvin
Mas ele nunca aprendeu a fazer o que ela mandava
Porque o coitado do Melvin acordava cedo todo dia
Com dois olhos roxos e os nós dos dedos machucados.
Certa noite chuvosa
Scarface, todo musculoso e cheio de poder,
Entrou e começou a empurrar todo mundo.
Bem, a Grande Mable Murphy
Estava lá no fundo da cozinha
Então, só por diversão, o velho Scarface atirou no Melvin
Na manhã seguinte
Lá perto do rio
Dizem que o velho Scarface foi encontrado sem fôlego
Dizem que ele morreu, uh oh, o cara morreu
De uma boa surra
Ele tinha dois olhos roxos e os nós dos dedos machucados na cabeça.
Grande Mable
Grande Mable Murphy
Ela deu a ele dois olhos roxos e os nós dos dedos machucados na cabeça.