Darling Mabel - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
DARLING MABEL. Copyright, 1896, by W. P. Chase. Words and Music by W. P. Chase. 
In a cosey little cottage, near my brother's farm. There lives a little maiden fair, possessed of every charm; You may read and sing of beauties some may often see, But there never was the equal of my Mabel Lee. 
Chorus. She Is the girl I love, darling little Mabel; Fair as the angels above, is my darling Mabel; Some day we're going to wed, as soon as I am able To buy a home to live in with my darling Mabel. 
She plays upon the organ, sings just like a bird; Those who hear her judge her voice the sweetest ever heard; Then she dances like a fairy, dresses like a queen; Girls to compare with Mabel, none were ever seen. - Chorus. 
She says she'll do the mending, and the cooking, too: Live a frugal life, you know, until our dreams come true, And when, at last, we're wealthy, I want you all to come To visit me and Mabel in our little home.-Chorus.