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1. Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow
lives
a voodoo lady named Marie Laveau,
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got a
black cat's tooth and a Mojo bone
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and
anyone who wouldn't leave her alone,
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she'd
go (growl) another man done gone.
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2. She lives in a swamp in a hollow log
with
a one-eyed snake and a three-legged dog,
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bent
bony body and stringy hair,
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and if
she ever seen y'all messing around there,
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she'd
go (growl) another man done gone.
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And then one night when the
moon was black
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into
the swamp come handsome Jack,
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a no good
man like you all know,
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looking
around for Marie Laveau.
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3. He said, “Marie Laveau, you lovely witch,
Gimme
a little a little charm that'll make me rich !
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Gimme
a million dollars and I tell you what I'll do :
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this
very night I'm gonna marry you !
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then
it'll be (mm) another man done
gone.
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So Marie done some magic and
she shook a little sand,
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made
a million dollars and she put it in his hand.
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Giggled and she wiggled and
she said, “Hey, hey,
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I'm getting ready for my
wedding day !
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4. But old handsome Jack, said, “Goodbye, Marie !
You're too damned ugly for a
rich man like me.”
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Marie started mumbling, her fangs
started gnashing,
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her
body started trembling and her eyes started flashing,
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and
she went (growl) another man done
gone.
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5. So if you ever get down where the black trees grow,
and
meet a voodoo lady named Marie Laveau,
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if
she ever asks you to make her your wife,
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man,
you better stay with her for the rest of your life,
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or
it'll be (growl) another man done
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(Bobby Bare)