Toothless Mabel - The Slobber Blues

We're proud to have a remarkable woman such as Mabel Hicastle as one of our artists!  She's a strong song writing talent, as well as a great performer. She was a RN working in a hospital until she had a bout with cancer in her left leg. She came out the other side of the cancer very well, but the chemotherapy caused a side effect of gum disease that cost all of her teeth! Not the best thing to happen to a woman in her early 40's, but she's made the most of it with her 'store bought' teeth, and her resultant skills garnered from her tooth loss. She sings of her tooth loss without embarrassment  as well in her aptly named blues song. 

She is getting ready to go back to work after a hiatus to deal with cancer and recovery, so we don't know when she'll be back for more of her bluesy guitar playing and singing. By the way, she says in the song that she isn't as pretty as she used to be...well, she still looks mighty nice to us! 

When your teeth are gone, makes your life different. 

Some things you can do, some things you cain’t.

Some times it’s a problem, sometimes it’s not. 

But the man in my life,thinks it’s real hot cuz 

 

I play the slobber blues, Oh yeah, the slobber blues. 

Not on the piano or that old guitar, 

Playin’ on them won’t get you too far.

Mabel Highcastle 'Toothlesss Mabel'

 

Tell the truth I ain’t as pretty as I used to be. 

Thought store bought teeth might help that a mite. 

They look as bright as a new piano key, 

And it sure does help me to bite. But 

 

 Not playin’ the slobber blues, Oh lord, not the slobber blues! 

Ya don’t bite, ya don’t chew, 

Them’s ain’t the things to do! 

 

Well, I do look a mite better, to tell ya’ll the truth 

I’m more presentable as my ol’ man’s wife.

 Still won’t make much money at the fair’s kissin’ booth, 

My sweetie loves me any way, still the love of his life, and he’s 

 

 Mighty fond of the slobber blues, 

He’s in love with the slobber blues, 

Wants to hear it often, as a rule, 

And I play it for him cuz I ain’t no fool! 

 

 He treats me like a queen, toothless or not. 

He calls me good lookin’ tells me I’m hot. 

Still got a decent figure, with tasty sweet bits, 

He likes all of me, ‘specially my tits, so 

 

I’m Happy to play the slobber blues(on the skin flute) 

Love to play the slobber blues.(I can sure make it toot!) 

Put my teeth in a jar, Then play it hard and far! 

My baby loves the slobber blues!