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07 Apr 97 - 11:05 AM (#3945) Subject: Swamp Witch/ Jim Stafford From: Blake I'm searching for the words and music to this Jim Stafford song I think was released in the early 70's. All I know is that it was on one of those K-tel "greatest hits" lps. At a local music store they told me they didn't think I'd have any luck finding it. You guys are my last hope!!!! Thanks. |
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07 Apr 97 - 11:31 AM (#3950) Subject: RE: Swamp Witch/ Jim Stafford From: Ralph Butts Blake....... It's on the 1973 "Jim Stafford" album. You can get CD or cassette from CD Universe at: http://www.cduniverse.com/cgi-bin/cdubin.exe/albuminfo/LC=4228+33073/cart=16408892/ ....Tiger |
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09 Apr 97 - 01:16 AM (#4032) Subject: RE: Swamp Witch/ Jim Stafford From: Blake Very much obliged, Ralph. Blake |
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09 Apr 97 - 10:29 AM (#4049) Subject: RE: Swamp Witch/ Jim Stafford From: A favourite of mine, I remember it from the K Tel album Black water haddie lived back in the swamp Where the strange green reptiles crawl Snakes hang thick from the cypress trees Like sausage on a smoke house wall Now the swamp is alive with a thousand eyes and all of em watching you Stay of the track of haddies shack In the back of the black Bayou Way down the road from haddies shack Lay a sleepy little okachoga town Talk of swamp witch haddy Locked you in when the sun go down! Now, rumors of what she done, and rumors of what she do Kept folks off the track, of haddies shack In the back of the black bayou. One day brought the rain, the rain stayed on And the swamp water overflowed Skeeters and the feaer grabbed the town like a fist! Doc Jackson was the first to go. Now some said the plague was brought by haddy There was talk of a hanging too But the talk got shackled, By the howls and the cackles From the back of the black bayou Early next morn between dark and dawn When shadows filled the sky There came an unseen caller To the town where, hope'd run dry In the square there was found A big black round, Vat full of gurgling brew Whispering sounds as the folks gatherred round It came from the black Bayou! Well there aint much pride When you're trapped inside a slowly sinking ship. They scooped up the liquid, deep and green And the whole town took a sip... Then the very next day the fever went away And the skies again were blue Let's thank old haddy for saving our town We'll fetch her from the black bayou! pause Party of ten of the town's best men Headed for haddy's shack They said "Swamp witch magic was useful and good" and they gonna bring haddy back. Never found haddy, never found her shack And they never made a trip back in There was a parchment note They found tacked to a stump Said "Don't come lookin again!"
at least thats how I remember it.
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10 Apr 97 - 10:14 AM (#4440) Subject: RE: Swamp Witch/ Jim Stafford From: Blake Bo: That is, indeed, 'Swamp Witch'. Thanks very much. Oh, by the way, very minor, but when I was a little kid our next-door neighbor's name was Hattie. She was an extremely nice lady and as she was the only Hattie I ever knew I've always assumed the name to be spelled as she did (with 2 'T's). Thanks again, Blake |
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12 Apr 97 - 01:30 AM (#4501) Subject: RE: Swamp Witch/ Jim Stafford From: Quibling about how I spell a name? I havent heard the song for more than 10 years my friend :). Besides the dif. between tt and dd in haddy is mostly in our minds I bet I can find both spellings. I never saw a lyric sheet, thats how I heard it in 1983??? maybe earlier. |
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23 Aug 98 - 01:41 PM (#35730) Subject: Lyr Add: SWAMP WITCH (Jim Stafford) From: Gene Thanks to the original poster of Swamp Witch...
SWAMP WITCH JIM STAFFORD Blackwater (*Hattie) lived back in the swamp Where the strange, green reptiles crawl Snakes hang thick from the cypress trees Like sausage on a smoke house wall Where the swamp is alive with a thousand eyes And all of 'em watchin' you Stay off the track of (*Hattie's) shack In the back of the Black Bayou. Way up the road from (*Hattie's) shack Lies a sleepy little Okeechobee town Talk of swampwitch (*Hattie) Lock you in when the sun go down! Rumors of what she'd done Rumors of what she'd do Kept folks off the track of (*Hattie's) shack In the back of the Black Bayou. One day brought the rain, the rain stayed on And the swamp water overflowed 'Skeeters and the fever grabed the town like a fist! Doc Jackson was the first to go Some said the plague was brought by (*Hattie) There was talk of a hangin', too But the talk got shackled by the howls and the cackles From the bowels of the Black Bayou. Early one morn' between dark and dawn When shadows filled the sky There came an unseen caller On the town where - hope run dry In the square there was found a big black round Vat full of gurglin' brew Whisperin' sounds as the folks gathered round "It came from the Black Bayou!" There ain't much pride when you're trapped inside A slowly sinkin' ship Scooped up the liquid, deep and green And the whole town took a sip Fever went away and the very next day The skies again - were blue Lets thank old (*Hattie) for savin' our town We'll fetch 'er from the Black Bayou! Party of ten of the town's best men Headed for (*Hattie's) shack That swamp witch magic was useful and good And they gonna bring (*Hattie) back Never found (*Hattie) and they never found the shack They never made a trip back in There was a parchment note they found tacked to a stump Said, "Don't come lookin' again!" Note. (Hattie/Haddie/Haddy/Hadi/[take 'ur pick]) SOURCE: Jim Stafford-Jim Stafford/1974 MGM Records SE-4947 |
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23 Aug 98 - 11:57 PM (#35779) Subject: RE: Swamp Witch/ Jim Stafford From: TonyK Thanks. I've been looking in all the wrong places for those lyrics for years. I'm grateful this group is here. |
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28 May 08 - 12:42 AM (#2350696) Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Req: Swamp Witch (Jim Stafford) From: GUEST,Mikayla Smith (11 yrs old) Hi, I love that Haddie song It's very cool.My dad always sings it to me.It's kin'da like a poem ,so next year I'm going to say it as a poem at the poetry comp. CHEERS MIK. |
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09 Nov 08 - 02:27 AM (#2488850) Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Req: Swamp Witch (Jim Stafford) From: GUEST,Martone Here's a blast from the past. I heard this Stafford song in of all places, Israel. It was a very popular music video there for about 6 months in 1975. It was called "Jasper Dan" and was kind of a dark piece but the video was put together very well, even by 2008 standards. Does anybody have a clue where I can find a track of this song? I've Googled it and have about four references to it. Not even iTunes has it in their music base. |
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10 Nov 08 - 07:51 AM (#2489700) Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Req: Swamp Witch (Jim Stafford) From: Jim Dixon There are 3 albums that contain SWAMP WITCH: "The Best of Jim Stafford" "Jim Stafford" "Spiders & Snakes" |
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10 Nov 08 - 04:35 PM (#2490207) Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Req: Swamp Witch (Jim Stafford) From: Melissa Guest, Martone: Jasper Dan was #69 on the Billboard Chart in 1976 but I didn't have any luck searching out lyrics/tracks. If you're seriously interested in finding out if somebody here knows where to find it, you might have more luck starting a new thread called "lyr req: Jasper Dan" or something like that. (random tidbit: Shirley and Squirrely were #48 that same year) Good luck! |
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14 Feb 09 - 10:47 PM (#2567173) Subject: jasper dan (Jim Stafford) From: GUEST,todd jennings I, too,am trying to find " Jasper Dan".I heard it all the time that Summer on the local AM station yet cannot locate it anywhere. Thanks for mentioning " Shirley and Squirrelly",another lost nugget that I was beginning to wonder if I had imagined. |
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15 Feb 09 - 12:09 PM (#2567536) Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Req: Swamp Witch (Jim Stafford) From: Joan from Wigan I'm pretty sure the voice on this youtube video is that of Jim Stafford - not sure if I like the puppet, though: Swamp Witch |
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15 Feb 09 - 10:43 PM (#2567959) Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Req: Swamp Witch (Jim Stafford) From: Joe Offer Todd, send me an e-mail, and I can help you. joe@mudcat.org |
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12 Mar 09 - 06:54 AM (#2587036) Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Req: Swamp Witch (Jim Stafford) From: GUEST,Jasper Dan I have a copy of That Jim Stafford Song e-mail me at viking8751@hotmail.com..I'll send it to ya |
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22 Mar 09 - 12:20 PM (#2594571) Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Req: Swamp Witch (Jim Stafford) From: GUEST,Bucktooth Bruce Hattie and I usta play 'Scrabble' at skeeterfest.The long black single hair,on the right side of her nose was distracting.That's probably why she always won. |
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19 Apr 12 - 10:32 PM (#3340666) Subject: RE: Lyr/Tune Req: Swamp Witch (Jim Stafford) From: GUEST Hi I am trying to get a copy of Jim Staffords somg Jasper Dan .do you have a cd or copy? yeah fuzzy snouts can be very distracting haha! thanks kathiifoster1027@yahoo.com |