MARIE LAVEAU (Shel Silverstine)

Intro:
The most famous of all the Voodoo Queens that ever existed
is Marie Leveau, down in Louisiana. There's a lot of weird,
ungodly tales about Marie. She's supposed to have a lot of
magic potions, spells and cures.

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Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow

Lives a voodoo lady named Marie Leveau.
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She got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone,
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And anyone wouldnŽt leave her alone.
                E
She'd go URG................Another man done gone.


She live in a swamp in a hollow log
With a one-eyed snake and a three-legged dog.
She got a bent bony body and stringy hair,
And if she ever seen y'all messinŽ round there,
She'd go URG............... Another man done gone.

Chorus
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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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He was lookinŽ around for Marie Leveau .

He said, "Marie Leveau, you lovely witch,
Gimme a little charm thatŽll make me rich.
Gimme million dollars, and IŽll tell you what IŽll do...
This very night IŽm gonna marry you."
ItŽll be UMMMMMMMM... Another man done gone.

Chorus
So Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand,
Made a million dollars, and she put it in his hand.
Then she giggled and she wiggled and she said, "Hey hey,
IŽm gettinŽ ready for my wedding day."

But olŽ Handsome Jack said "Goodbye Marie".
You too damn ugly for a rich man like me."
Then Marie started mumblinŽ, her fangs started gnashinŽ,
Her body started tremblinŽ, and her eyes started flashinŽ.
And she went URG.............. Another man done gone.

So if you ever get down where the black tree grow
And meet a voodoo lady named Marie Leveau,
If she ever asks you to make her your wife,
Man, you better stay with her for the rest of your life
Or itŽll be URG................. Another man done gone.