Day 24 of our look at the 31 Days of Halloween, returns us to the deep south and another legend. Black Water Hattie, known as the Swamp Witch, lived deep in the swamps of Louisiana. She wanted no part of people, but became a curiosity to those that lived in the small town nearby. Many tried to see her, but all were frightened away by the creatures that lived in the swamp. One day, the rains came and stayed on, mosquitoes brought the fever that gripped the town, Doctor Jackson was the first to go. Some thought Hattie brought the plague and there was talk of a hangin, too. But the talk got shackled by the howls & cackles from the bowels of the Black Bayou. Early one morn, tween dark & dawn, there came an unseen caller. In the square there was found a large vat full of gurgling brew. The townsfolk knew all hope was gone. They looked at each other, then looked at the vat and each one took a scoop. The fever went away, the very next day and the skies again were blue. They wanted to thank Old Hattie, and a party of ten of the towns best men headed for Hatties shack. They never found Hattie, or her shack, and never went back in. Twas a parchment note they found tacked to a stump said, dont come lookn agin. Our story today comes from the mind of comedian, singer, songwriter Jim Stafford, and was produced by Lobo. Swamp Witch was Jims first single released off his debut signature album in 1973. The album spawned three more hits ... the million selling, Spiders & Snakes, the misunderstood, My Girl Bill, and the controversial Wildwood Weed. Tomorrow for Day 25, look up in the sky ... its a bird ... its a plane ... its Superman ... Or, it might something else from another planet.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:44:21 +0000
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