[Verse 1]
Don't eat green meat, it ain't good for you
Killed your brother, killed your sister too
Eatin' fresh-fried chicken on new-mown sand
Can't beat red beans eaten out of your hand

[Chorus]
Oh Mabel, Mabel
You know I love you, girl
But I'm not able
Mabel, oh Mabel
Please get off the kitchen table

[Verse 2]
Don't slice no onions, don't peel no grapes
Dream about banana slice, no smell-around shortcake
And if on a winter's tale, you find your sundial's wrong
You know the weather is what's brought it on

[Chorus]
Hey Mabel, Mabel
You know I love you, girl
But I'm not able
Mabel, hey Mabel
Please get off the kitchen table
[Verse 3]
Put the peas on the pot, put the pot on the hot
In the cellar lies my wife, in my wife there's a knife
So tote that hammer, lift that pick
And banish inhibition with a pogo stick

[Chorus]
Hey Mabel, Mabel
You know I love you, girl
But I'm not able
Oh Mabel, hey Mabel
Please get off the kitchen table