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Swamp Witch Jim Stafford
By Jim Stafford
rmofle at satx.rr.com
10/17/2004
Drop D Tuning
You get that bass note sound by pulling down on the 3rd fret on the
E string to open. Remember to be in Drop D tuning.
G � 5X0003
[D]Black water Hattie lived [C]back in the swamp
Where the [G]strange green reptiles [D]crawl
[D]Snakes hang thick from the [C]cypress trees
Like [G]sausage on a smokehouse [D]wall
Where the [D]swamp is alive with a [C]thousand eyes
An all of them watching [G]you
Stay [D]off the track to [C]Hatties Shack
In the [G]back of the Black Ba[D]you
[D]Way up the road from [C]Hattie�s Shack
Lies a [G]sleepy little Okeecho[F]bee [D]town
[D]Talk of swamp witch [C]Hattie lock you
[G]In when the sun [F]go [D]down
[D]Rumors of what she�d done, [G]rumors of what she�d do
Kept [D]folks off the track of [C]Hattie�s shack
In the [G]back of the Black [F]Ba[D]you
One day brought the rain and the rain stayed on
And the swamp water overflowed
Skeeters and the fever grabbed the town like a fist
Doctor Jackson was the first to go
Some say the plague was-a brought by Hattie, there was talk of a hangin� too
But the talk got shackled by the howls and the cackles
Early one morn �tween dark and dawn
When shadows filled the sky
There came an unseen caller
On a town where road run dry
You�d swear there was found a big black round, vat full of gurgling brew
Whispering sounds as the folk gathered round
It came from the Black Bayou
There ain�t much pride when you�re trapped inside
A slowly sinkin� ship
Scooped up the liquid deep and green
And the whole town took a sip
Fever went away and the very next day the skies again were blue
Lets thank old Hattie for savin� our town
Well fetch her from the Black Bayou
Party of ten of the towns best men
headed for Hattie�s Shack
Said Swamp Witch magic was useful and good
And they�re gonna bring Hattie back
Never found Hattie and they never found the shack
Never made the trip back in
There was a parchment note they found tacked to a stump
Said don�t come lookin� again
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