Here it is....Tiger


MARIE LAVEAU
Written by Shel Silverstein and Baxter Taylor
As recorded by Bobby Bare on "Bobby Bare Sings Lullabies, Legends and Lies" (1974)

Down in Lou'siana, where the black trees grow,
Lives a voodoo lady named Marie Laveau.
She got a black-cat tooth and a mojo bone,
Anyone who wouldn't leave her alone,
She'd go: "(screech) another man done gone."

She lives 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 messin' 'round there,
She'd go: "(screech) another man done gone."

And then one night when the moon was black,
Into the swamp come handsome Jack,
A no-good man like you all know,
And he was lookin' around for Marie Laveau.

He said, "Marie Laveau, you lovely witch,
Gimme a little charm that'll make me rich.
Gimme a million dollars and I tell you what I'll do:
This very night, I'm gonna marry you.
Then it'll be, mmmmmm, another man done gone."

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,
I'm gettin' ready for my weddin' day."

But old handsome Jack, he said, "Goodbye Marie.
You're too damned ugly for a rich man like me."
Then Marie started mumblin', her fangs started gnashin',
Her body started tremblin', and her eyes started flashin',
And she went: "(screech) another man done gone."

So if you ever git down where the black trees grow,
And meet a voodoo lady named Marie Laveau,
If she ever asks you to make her your wife,
Man, you better stay with her for the rest o' your life,
Or it'll be, "ooooh, another man done gone."