Big Mable Murphy
Dallas Frazier; Tennessee Ernie Ford; Diana Ross; many others 1970
  (Red Boot 119)   Ted Frye
 
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OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER    Basic - SSD Week 11

4 ladies promenade go once inside the land
Now box the gnat and do the dosado
Why don't you join hands circle to the left go walking round
Left allemande ole corner, weave the ring
Big Mable Murphy, she loved little Melvin
Swing that girl around and promenade
*He would try to take over and sass Big Mable
And her great big fist would black little Melvin's eye


ALTERNATE LYRICS

*Yes poor little Melvin woke up every morning
With 2 black eyes and knucklebumps on his head


*They say little Melvin got wild on bathtub gin
And it made him grow to almost twice his size


*Now Mable whispers oh I'd give anything
If once more I could black little Melvin's eye


FIGURE    Basic - SSD Week 11, corner progression

Those heads square thru 4 hands around you go
And meet ole corner lady, dosado
Why don't you swing thru and then 2 boys trade again
Now box the gnat and do the right & left thru
Dive thru and square thru 3/4 round you go
Swing the corner girl and promenade
*Big Mable Murphy, she loved little Melvin
But he never could learn to do just what she said

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