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Marie Laveau by Leroy Troy
Marie Laveau
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C
Way down in Lou'siana where the black trees grow
C
Lives a voodoo lady named Marie Laveau
F
She's got a black cat tooth, a mojo bone
C
And anyone wouldn't leave her alone
G N.C. C
She'd go AAAHHHHHHHH another man done gone
[Verse 2]
C
Well she lived in a swamp in a hollow log
C
She had a one eyed snake and a two legged dog
F
A thin bony body and stringy hair
C
And if she'd ever catch you messin' round there
G N.C. C
She'd go AAAHHHHHHHH another man done gone
[Bridge]
F
And then one night when the moon was black
C
Into the swamp came ol' Handsome Jack
D
A no good feller like you don't know
G N.C. G N.C.
and he was lookin' around for Marie Lavaux
[Verse 3]
C
He said Marie Laveau, why you lovely bitch
C
Gimme a little charm that'll make me rich
F
Gimme a million dollars and I'll tell you what I'll do
C
This very night I'm gonna marry you
G N.C. C
(Whew) Look out another man done gone
[Bridge]
F
So Marie done some magic, she shook a little sand
C
She made a million dollars and she stuck it in his hand
D
She giggled and she wiggled and she said hey hey,
G N.C. G N.C.
I'm gettin' ready for my wedding day
[Verse 4]
C
But ol' Handsome Jack, he said "Good-bye Marie
C
You're too dang ugly for a rich man like me"
F
Marie started mumblin', her fangs started dancin'
C
Her body started tremblin' and her eyes started flashin'
G N.C. C
She went AAAHHHHHHH another man done gone
[Verse 5]
C
If you ever get down where the black trees grow
C
You see that voodoo lady named Marie Laveau
F
If she asks you to make her your wife
C
Boy you better stay with that woman for the rest of your life
G N.C. C
Or it'll be AAAHHHHHHHH another man done gone
[Outro]
C Em C
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