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Dancing Frog 1
Karaoke

I,

Swa mp Witch

In the xtyie of

Jim Stafford
(Spoken)
Black water Hattie lived
back in the swamp

where strange green
reptiles crawl
Stay off the track
to Hattie's shack

in the back of
the Black Bayou
Way up the road
from Hattie's shack

lies a sleepy little
Okeechobee town
Rumors of what she'd done
Rumors of what she'd d0
kept folks off the track
of Hattie's shack
in the back of the Black Bayou
One day brought the rain
the rain stayed on

and the swamp water
overflowed
Some said the plague
was brought by Hattie

There was talk
of a hangin' too
But the talk got shackled
by the howls and the cackles

from the bowels of the
Black Bayou
Early one mornin'

'tween dark and dawn
when shadows filled the sky
There came an unseen caller
on a town where hope run dry
You'd swear there was found
a big black round
vat full of gurglin' brew
Whisperin' sounds
as the folks gathered round

And it came from the
Black Bayou
There ain't much pride

when you're trapped inside
a slowly sinkin' ship
Fever went away

and the very next day
the skies again were blue
Let's thank old Hattie
for savin' our town

We'll fetch her from
the Black Bayou
Party of ten

of the town's best men
headed for Hattie's shack
Never found Hattie
and they never found
the shack

and they never made
a trip back in
There was a parchment note
they found tacked to a stump
Said,

Don't come lookin' again
EXTRO
Instrumental
44 seconds
Dancing Frog 4
Karaoke

SWamp Witch byJim Stafford
copyright 1974

This track, it's composition and all affiliates
remain the property of the license holders

and is used under the fair use act for education purposes
Writeri Jim Stafford
Publsheri SonyfATV Music Publishing LLC
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Title
Swamp Witch
Artist
Jim Stafford
Brand
Dancing Frog Karaoke
(3 Other Versions)
Code
DFK103-08
Genres
bubblegum pop, classic country pop