JOE AND MABEL'S 12th STREET BAR AND GRILL
(Bobby Braddock)


Nat Stuckey - 1968





The kids say, "Daddy, where did you meet mother?"
But I don't tell them and I never will
I can't tell them that we met each other
Down at Joe and Mabel's 12th Street Bar and Grill
 
Well I used to find you down there every weekend
But when we wed you said you'd had your fill
But here lately you've begun to frequent
Joe and Mabel's 12th Street Bar and Grill

There's an Ajax beer sign flashing from the window
And there's men within those walls of sin who'll drag you down again
I can't understand why you get such a thrill
Down at Joe and Mabel's 12th Street Bar and Grill

Well the kids think you're goin' to the Harper Valley PTA meeting
When you leave the house all dressed to kill
Oh, but I can smell them pickled sausages you've been eating, yes I can
Down at Joe And Mabel's 12th Street Bar and Grill

There's an Ajax beer sign flashing from the window
And there's men within those walls of sin who'll drag you down again
I can't understand why you get such a thrill
Down at Joe and Mabel's 12th Street Bar and Grill
Down at Joe and Mabel's 12th Street Bar And Grill
Down at Joe and Mabel's 12th Street Bar And Grill






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2013)