Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Marie Lavaux Lyrics:
. (Shel Silverstein & Baxter Taylor)

Down in Lou'siana where the black trees grow live
a voodoo lady named Marie Lavaux She got a black
cat tooth and a mojo bone and anyone wouldn't
leave her alone She go GREEEEEEEEEEEE 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
you messin' round there She go GREEEEEEEEEEEE
another man done gone

And then one night when the moon was black into
the swamp came Handsome Jack A no good man that
you all know and he was lookin' around for Marie
Lavaux

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He said Marie Lavaux you lovely witch why don't
you gimme a little charm gonna make me rich He
said now gimme million dollars and I'll tell you
what I'll do, this very night I'm gonna marry you
It'll be GREEEEEEEEEEEE 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 giggled and she wiggled and she
said hey hey, I'm gettin' ready for my wedding day
But ol' Handsome Jack, he said "Good-bye
Marie, you too damn ugly for a rich man like
me" So Marie started cryin', her fangs
started shakin', her body started turnin', she
started quakin' She said GREEEEEEEEEEEE another
man done gone

So if you ever get down where the black tree grow
and meet a voodoo lady named Marie Lavaux 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 GREEEEEEEEEEEE....

(c) 1972 Evil Eye Music Inc.
Lyrics: Marie Lavaux, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show [end]