I decided to post the Dr. Hook version because I figured it would be closer to what Silverstein actually wrote. (Silverstone wrote many songs for Dr. Hook.)

Lyrics found at LPDiscography.com and checked against the video at YouTube:


MARIE LAVEAU
(Shel Silverstein - Baxter Taylor)
« © '71 Evil Eye Music, BMI »

Down in Lou'siana where the black tree grow
Live a voodoo lady name Marie Laveau.
She got a black-cat tooth and a mojo bone,
And anyone wouldn't leave her alone,
She go wheeeeee, another man done gone.

She live in a swamp in a hollow log,
With a one-eyed snake, a three-legged dog.
Got a thin bony body, lot o' snaky(?) hair.
If she ever see you messin' round there,
She go wheeeeee, another man done gone, gone.

Then one night when the moon was black,
Into the swamp came a Handsome Jack,
A no-good man that you all know,
An' he was lookin' around for Marie Laveau.

He said, "Marie Laveau, you lovely witch,
Why don't you gimme little charm gonna make me rich?"
He said, "Now, gimme million dollars. I'm 'o' tell you what I'll do:
This very night I'm gonna marry you."
Be wheeeeee, another man done gone.

So Marie did some magic and she shook a little sand.
She made a million dollars and she put it in his hand.
Then she looked and she said, "Hey, hey!
I'm gettin' ready for my wedding day."

Then ol' Handsome Jack said, "Goodbye, Marie.
You're too damn ugly for a man like me."
So Marie started cryin', her fangs started shakin',
Her body started turnin', she started quakin',
She said, "Wheeeeee." Another man done gone.

So if you ever get down where the black tree grow
An' meet a voodoo lady named Marie Laveau,
You better look out.
And if she ever asks you to make her your wife,
Man, you better stay with her for the rest of your life,
Or it'll be wheeeeee-hee-hee-hee.