Marie Laveau

Lyrics

The most famous of the voodoo queens that ever existed
 Is Marie Laveau, 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 curses
 Down in Louisiana, where the black trees grow
 Lives a voodoo lady named Marie Laveau
 She got a black cat's tooth and a Mojo bone
 And anyone who wouldn't leave her alone
 She'd go... another man done gone
 She lives in a swamp in a hollow log
 With a one-eyed snake and a three-legged dog
 Bent, bony body, and stringy hair
 And if she ever seen y'all messin' 'round there
 She'd go... 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 (mm), 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... another man done gone
 So if you ever get 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 of your life
 Or it'll be (ooh-wee) another man done gone
 
 (Aah, we'll see)
 (Another man done gone)
 

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Duration
03:09
Key
9
Tempo
118 BPM

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