Joe And Mabel's 12th Street Bar And Grill Lyrics - Nat Stuckey

Joe and Mabel's 12th St. Bar and Grill 

The kids say, "Daddy, where did you meet mother?" 

Well, I can't tell them and I never will. 

I can't tell them that we met each other 

Down at Joe and Mabel's twelfth street bar and grill. 

I used to find you down there every weekend, 

But when we wed I thought you'd had your fill, 

But here lately you've begun to frequent 

Joe and Mabel's twelfth street bar and grill. 

Chorus: 

There's an Ajax beer sign hanging from the window 

And there're men behind 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 twelfth street bar and grill.