Marie Leveau
Bobby Bare 1971
  (Cheyenne Gold 700)   Chuck Veldhuizen
 
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OPENER    Basic - SSD Week 4

Sides face grand square
Down Louisiana where the black trees grow
Lives a voodoo lady named Marie Leveau
She got a bent bony body and stringy hair
And if she ever caught you all messin' round there

Circle left
She go (eeeeeee) another man done gone
Swing your girl and you promenade
And she'd go (eeeeeee) another man done gone

FIGURE    Basic, corner progression

Heads (sides) you promenade and travel halfway and go
Come down the middle square thru around the ol' Bayou
Four hands and then do the right & left thru
Veer left and couples circulate one time you know
Chain down the line, square thru 3 hands around and go
Swing your girl and you promenade
And she'd go (eeeeeee) another man done gone

MIDDLE BREAK (Warning! Break and Closer contain 16 beats more than normal)    Basic - SSD Week 4

Sides face grand square
And then one night when the moon was black
Into the swamp come a Handsome Jack
A no good man like you all know
And he was lookin' around for Marie

Circle left
He said Marie Leveau, you lovely witch
Gimme a little charm that'll make me rich

Left allemande and weave
And then I'll tell you what I'll do
This very night I'm gonna marry you

Promenade
Mmmmmmm another man done gone

CLOSER (Warning! Break and Closer contain 16 beats more than normal)    Basic - SSD Week 4

Sides face grand square
So Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand
She made a million dollars and she put it in his hand
Then she giggled and she wiggled and she said hey, hey
I'm gettin' ready for my weddin'

Circle left
But ol' Handsome Jack he said goodbye Marie
You're way too ugly for a rich man like me

Left allemande and weave
Her teeth started gnashin'
Her body started tremblin' and her eyes started flashin'

Promenade
And she went (eeeeeee) another man done gone

TAG

Swing her there
And she went (eeeeeee) another man done gone

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