Song Description

A young man pays a big price for the love of his girl!

Lyrics

Ol' Hattie the witch, she lived down in the swamp
Mixin up her potions, and a-sittin' on a stump
The townfolk knew to leave ol' Hattie alone

Skeeters flew thick down 'round Hattie's abode
Smoke from her fire down the old dirt road
Ol' Hattie knew things that the young boys, never know'd

Oh dontcha grab a tiger by the tail
Dontcha poke a sleepin' dog - let it be
Be mindful of the things that you don't understand
And dontcha hang around with Ol' Weird Hattie

I was a headstrong boy but a little bit shy
And my dear sweet Kimmy was the apple of my eye
I wanted her bad but I didn't know what to do ...

Jimmy my amigo told me what to do
He told me Ol' Weird Hattie could mix me up a brew
That would make my sweet Kimmy love me til the end of time

So I rode on down the road to Ol' Hattie's house
My heart a-racin' fast, like a lil ol mouse
Ol' Hattie saw me coming I could see her chuckle softly as I came

She said "whatcha want boy, don't you know who I am?"
I said "yes I sure do, but could ya help me, ma'am"?
My throat was dry, my hands were ice, but I just had to see it through

She knew what I wanted before I could say
Said "I'll help you out boy but there's a price to pay"
There was a chill in the air and the hairs jumped up on my neck

"I'll mix a potion for your Kimmy so she'll love you true,
It will be ready by mornin' and here's all you've got to do
Just lay your head down and spend this evenin' in Ol' Hattie's bed."

Well I did what I was told doubt I had a choice
I felt the fire in her skin I heard the whisper of her voice
And since that night my sweet Kimmy's been by my side

But I'll not forget the things that happened that night
And the sights I saw in the dim candle light
The time I spent the night in the arms of Ol' Weird Hattie