(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



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 looked and she said hey hey, Now I'm gettin' ready for my wedding day

But ol' Handsome Jack said "Good-bye Marie, you 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 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.