Swamp Witch- Jim Stafford
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- Опубліковано 25 кві 2013
- The above art/image creations by the following artists in the order their images appear in the video. Their entire galleries can all be seen on the Deviant Art Web Site.
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morning fisherman by ~stevenwaynesmith
swamp witch by ~khisanth
Witch Hut by ~mangis
sWAMP wITCH by *DarkGeometryArt
Eyes of the bayou by ~MigraineSky
Witch's cottage by ~vespalock
The way to the wich by ~ortheza
The Witches by ~navate
Crossing the Marshes by ~Grumbleputty
Nettie's Room by ~Annika-86
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Witch Hut by Ebae
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Swamp Shack by Cmacleod
Swamp by ~AlexShatohin
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Swamp Tragedy by *augustok
Swamp fever by *AndreeWallin
Swamp V premade By by =StarsColdNight
Bayou Runners by ~charco
Witch House by *APetruk
Tales of the Bayou by *Silver5
Turned my wife onto this song several years ago. She just loved it. Cancer took her out june of 2020. Everytime I play it reminds me of her. She will always be in my heart!
I hope you find some peace. God be with you.
Love you brother keep strong ❤❤
My sympathy for your loss.
I’m sorry you lost your wife. 💕😞
I feel for you, lost my Granddaughter to cancer in 2019 the hole will never heal. My heart goes out to you!!
Jim Stafford was always underrated !
A shame so many folks didn't know how talented Jim Is.
100 percent agree with u
Exactly so many good songs.
My favorite has always been Cow Patty.
Distorted body image insecurity
Ready for having your his baby 🍼
It takes 2 you know
Hot summer nights, we didn't have air conditioning, windows open and a young kid listening to his transistor AM radio...it was a special time.
Yup, I'm right there with you. Many times I would fall asleep with the transistor radio under my pillow which meant it was time for a new battery the next night.
Sounds like pure bliss
Yes ❤❤❤❤ 1972 I’m thinking I was 4
A Southern swamp does have a special ambience, with its smells, the heat, humidity, and plants. Haunting, sinister, but somehow romantic. Particularly at dawn and dusk.
I'm here bro NC SC swamp
It really is. I grew up in it in Louisiana, more on the water than on dry land. That's a great description.
The wetlands at our coastal wildlife refuge are pretty swampy, hostile terrain, but after nightfall, you hear all kinds of sounds and see those shy critters looking for food
The last line of the song, “Don’t come lookin’ again”, still gives me chills.
Gives me goose bumps
That is so true 🙂. Hopefully, he has a video of Wildwood Weed
This song is the swamp! Pelosihady tried building a fence around the shack to keep the evil in !!
Hello!!! ...right. 😁👍
That be right, you don't want to come looking again no , stay in your place I stay in mine !
Lived in Okeechobee for over 46 yrs. There is some spooky stuff off in these swamps.
I'm from Okeechobee
Florida & this story is true, the swamp is no place to mess around especially in Gator country, ✌️💘🔥💯☑️
Hey
Hay
Just a guess but are you related to Black Water Hati ??
I'm from Okeechobee too
For sure. You got the message this song is trying to make. Its also about judging someone we don't know just because their ways are different from our own. Its amazing how so many people relate to this song in so many ways. It will always remain a timeless classic because of that.
Bat Lady
It will always remain
a timeless classic
because of That ?
nope.
Because
of Matthew 7:1-29
song - Ink Is Black Page Is White
@@irisgonzalez-caulder9352 old 3 dog night title ain't it
Amen to that.
You never know who might be touched by what we say or do so be careful to lift each other up so that we all can make life a good and wonderful thing.
And the moral and lesson of this story is; don't mess with Witches!! 🤣
My favourite Jim Stafford song and the line "...kept folks off the track of Haddie's shack in the back of the black Bayou." Awesome graphics, nicely done. thanks
I always thought Jim Stafford was WAY underrated as a singer/songwriter. This song is FANTASTIC!!! I saw him with The Smothers Brothers and Joan Rivers WAY the hell back in the very early 80's. This song always gave me goosebumps.
How about back in the late 60's, that when I first learned of him!
He was also one heck of a guitar player.
I would not call this singing
@@MrUsoutlaw get an ear for old school country numb nuts
Dawm you must be an old fart too
Amazing how quiet and powerful...and creepy...this is. Can imagine him writing about contemporary issues in the same understated way. Way to go, Jim!
i think the song is fantastic& the artist knocked that way out of the park with the painting timed it just right to the song,keep painting🧜♀️🧜♀️🧜♀️🧜♀️🧜♀️🧜♀️🧜♀️🧜♀️🧜♀️🧜♀️
Yeah what's creepy about this song is not Hattie, it's how quick the popularity contest of those who are mainstream and Mindless the let out the cry, crusify!
Such an awesomely dark, wonderfully mysterious tune! Too bad nobody wants to do this kind of music anymore. Brings back memories of those Friday and Saturday nights cruising the main drag of town back in the seventies!!!
And 60s
Jim Stafford is some sort of demented genius. He fits an atmospheric ghost story and morality fable into four minutes, and it's musically striking too. The artwork fits nicely BTW.
I loved listening to this, so haunting and spooky with such a poignant message, lyrically brilliant and performed even better.
I think this song defined the man's genuiss. It's one of the most artfully put together ballads I've ever heard.
Yes, this was a good start to Jim Stafford's genius, but I think Cow Patty takes it a step further.
@@cowgirlmoon I never heard that one though I can guess why. I'll have to check that out.
It's more of a poem aye!
Yes, but he makes subtle imrovisations in the music to support the mood of each statement which itegrates the two in a most tasteful manner.
@@cameroneichmann6561
The music is amazing!
Been so long since I've heard this. Ballads are a lost musical art form . Music that told a story and moved ones ❤️. Mr Stafford was one of the best
I totally agree, although Jim is still living in the present tense...!
Don't exclude Mr. Jerry Reed from
that genre!
@@ferdtergesin9927 thank you for your music observations.jerry reed's"amos moses" song sure takes the biscuit.how about (three little pigs)by "green jelly".....10--4.
a lot of hair metal fallow a narrative listen to Sabaton's Bismark
@@MrUsoutlaw
right on friend....right on the money
couldn't say it any better.
What a special talent Jim Stafford was I enjoyed his music and his personality rest in peace Jim
Hes not dead hes 77
@@PiMpiNx187 I knew that he has his thing in Branson wonder why I thought he was dead
@@craigcoleman9326 saw him two weeks ago at the Florida Folk Festival. Lightning shut down the electrical equipment and he played acoustical sitting few feet from the audience. Fantastic talent and humor.
Always loved all of Jim’s music. An incredible talent.
"...but the talk got shackled by the howls and the cackles from the bowels of the black bayou."
This song never gets old. Love it. Great slideshow. Thanks.
Best line EVER!
I'm about five miles from the Black Bayou.
EVERY thing was Better then! Cars, Clothes, Music! God I Miss it All.
soooooo true
@Harley Davidson
Hey biker....have you ever thought about a way to bring them days
back in some supernatural way or
another,life then will be magical.
I for one,will chew gum and tap
dance at the same time.when that
song came out life was not
appreciated,now we have this
pandemic,I wish you well and
safety.keep on biking
Yep
@Harley Davidson
Harley davidson back then(XR750)
to my recollection was a cool bike,
so as the Moto Guzzi.never owned
either,I was dirt poor.but I did get
Jim's album,and it was a big hit
allover the airwaves,Detroit back
then with their sport cars,sure
enough they owned the world.
True true
Used to listen to this entire album over and over, waaaaay back when albums were a thang, haha. Love me some Jim Stafford. Thank you batlady2 for posting. Appreciate you.
I remember listening to this as a kid with a wild imagination. Creepy then, and just as wonderfully creepy now.
Jim could see words in a world no ones else could see. His way of delivering songs were so good.
Yeah! 😂 Jim could see wonders! Nice comment Shane!!!! Like the cricketer! 🤣Shane Warne!
Wonderful Job with the video meshed with the song! Thank you. I have always loved this song since I first heard it years and years ago. "A parchment note they found tacked to a stump said, "Don't come lookin' agian"." Still give me shivers up my spine.
I grew up listening to Jim Stafford, loved him then, love him now, thank you.
To quote Redbone's song Witch Queen....
"All tha Cajun folk know that a Witch Queen can never die..."
This tune has everything. The vocals, lyrics, and music combination unbeatable.
Been lovin' this song for over forty years, and the visuals make it all the more special.
ditto!!!
And one of the few who give credit, double thumbs.
HEARD THIS TRACK WHEN I WAS 15YRS OF AGE NOW IM 62 STILL LOVE IT ONLY GOOD SONG HE EVER SANG
I still love these songs from my youth😊..songs back then had a beautiful way of not just being simply good tunes,but they told stories..and my fave ones were the strange creepy sort O ones like this one..bein birthed in 64' one got yo grow up with the soundtrack that would remain with you for life,even as you grew older..the songs were there as if gifted to you for your own personal playlist for living an life..I still know,and still play the music,know all the words, all the musos and all the genre styles.,and I will love them till my light shines no more and my atoms and particles turn to dust and then return to the stars in dark skies above💙😏💙..
(/-\)..✊✌..
So have I
You are welcome. He sang wild wood weed and spiders and snakes too! His music is classic!
Don't forget Cow Patti!
Remember Wild Wood Weed, like to see what the Feds would do with it today. Great video upload.
.. and My Girl Bill
dont forget,his wife bobby gentry who wrote and sang and produced ode to billy joe,a very big hit.
@@gunzmith29r Thanks for that, didn't know he was married let alone to Bobby Gentry. Both great singers.
"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
Let's thank old Hattie for savin' our town
We'll fetch her from the Black Bayou
Party of 10 of the towns best men headed for Hatties shack.....
Said Swamp Witch magic was useful and good and we're gonna bring Hattie back...
The swamp really is alive with a thousand eyes ....and all of them trained on you.
I can't believe I never heard this song before! Great job on putting the graphics together!
I Just LOVE This Song !!!
Happy New Year 2024 !!!
Also. Love to all the artists that did such a wonderful job putting this all together ❤
Always loved this song Haddie just wanted to live in peace. She came through and saved the town but let them know to leave her alone
That is a very intersting last name. I have it, or have seen it somewhere else. I just remember where or when. Ha. Memory, going, going, gone.
Remember seeing Jim Stafford every week on his variety show as a kid. He was always entertaining. Singer/ songwriter/ actor. I do believe that he performs in Branson,MO. along with other country greats.
I never heard this song until summer 2019, when I was 50 years old, and now I can't stop listening to it.
My dad had it on a various artist 8 track tape when the tape broke did not here it for 30 years.
Such a perfect song for our times, with preachers telling their flock that there's actual real witches in church with them.
This song was a favorite hearing it on radio. It's better with your visuals backing up the story. Thanks for taking the time to make this.
Thank you for sharing.
I've missed this song for nearly 40 yrs including the unforeseen natural forces.
That's what made this song come together so well.
Snakes hang thick from the cypress trees like sausage on a smokehouse wall.
@ Scot Sanford...yum..yum.keep'em coming.sausages,snausages what's the difference.
Heard this on a friend's collection of songs at his New Year's party and had faint memories of it when I was a kid, so I looked it up and found someone posted this nostalgia treasure. Thanks - you did a nice job with the video, too.
I definitely remember this neat song from 1974 recorded by the great Jim Stafford.
For those that play and love guitar, there's some real cool chords in this song.
What a musical genius Jim was.... and STILL is.🎸
I still like this song after all these years.
🧟
Haven’t heard this song since I was a kid WHAT MEMORIES 🥰🥰🥰
LOVE THE VISUAL EFFECTS!!! ❤️❤️❤️
One of my all time favorites; grew up in Florida, spent a lot of time out in the Glades and around lake Okeechobee.
Great good and a beautiful country song from 1974. Not heard for a long time. Thank you for sharing.
I had every note and word of this song memorized when I was a kid. Still gives me goosebumps today. Love it! This would be the perfect end song for the movie version of Where the Crawdads Sing!
Hello how are you doing?
Still rockin this song today lol. Good music never dies
jim stafford a blast from the past .. loving it
I thought I knew all his songs 🎵 ! Curiously, I don't remember ever hearing this song until I found this on UA-cam. It's catchy and reminds me of the Legend of Boggy Swamp and the Monster Mash !Thanks for posting this one. Now I gotta find out what other lost songs he did I never heard before.
Some friends and i were driving on a old road in the mid 70's coming around a turn was a girl walking down it as we passed her she had those pale blue eyes that could look right through you we said hi her also on are return trip back never saw her again of course so we named the road Hattie's ! Thanks for two great videos ! and Jim Stafford for the song !
Great artwork to go with a memorable song from my childhood. As a tween, I would fall asleep at night listening to my clock radio, which didn't have a sleep function so it stayed on all night long. Once, I woke up from a nightmare very much inspired by this song that was playing at the time. To this day, it remains one of the creepiest experiences of my life!
“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.”
George Carlin
A lot of memories with this song and the video is phenomenal!
My dad introduced me to this song many years ago. Now we both love it. ❤
Growing up we had a 1955 Wurlitzer jukebox in our basement, and this was one of my favorite songs we would play over and over. Thanks!
I have never been in the Florida swamp, but in Louisiana, and MS'sippi swamp, it's creepy during high water, fog, when it is cold, and after dark. We had a houseboat in southern Ms'sippi, Pearl River swamp for many years. I could swear that during high water that I could see something just below the rippling water and hear the water whispering, early in the morning and right at dark. It seemed like it was whispering about or to me. It could have been just knowing how dangerous rivers and swamp are tho. I loved the river when I was young and unafraid, til I was about 45, but the older I got, I grew to dislike it
So true, I lived in Pearl, Miss. For 8 years back in the 70s👍✌
Teena Pittman , the Singing River? There are stories that you can hear it when the times are right.
As soon as you hear the first few bars of this song, you are immediately transported to the deep South, where "the swamp is alive with a thousand eyes, and all of them watching you".
This is such a classic but never gets old. First heard this in the 70s. Then on and off over the years. Now you have it here. 1, hope it stays. 2 absolutely in love with the graphics. 3 thank you yt. And 4 thank you batlady2 for posting this classic. Yeaaaa I'm happy,happy happy.
I remember this. From my younger days. More like a story teller, than song.. Excellent Video graphics!
Well I love Florida the best. I lived there for one whole year. If I had my choice of living any where in the US it would be Florida. I lived in an apartment that had a screened in balcony that looked out over this pond that had ducks, cranes, turtles, fish and even an aligator in it. At night I would sit out there and listen to all the night creatures singing their songs. I absolutely LOVED it!
You lived in tourist Florida. The natives live in real Florida a dcwe protect it any way we can
I'm from the area.
Well hello from St. Pete, Fl. C'mon down!
The artwork in this video is simply awesome. Beautiful. Fits the song for sure
Hey I know right.
This is a blast from the past. Haven’t heard this song in decades. Great visuals. Thanks for posting.
The art work in this video is amazing, love it !
This slideshow brings the song to life like never before! Well done, batlady2!
Glad you liked it Doug and thanks for taking the time to let me know you did!
Yeah, great visuals but still not as good as the visuals in my head ;-)
@@batlady2 you are an artist for sure! The visuals so fit the song!!!
I heard this song on the radio today, and hadn’t heard it for about 40 years! It was sooo good hearing it again! It’s just so dark and moody, and his voice is way better than I remember. Love the visuals here.
Hattie's still there, in the Black Bayou!!!!
reefprayer resin. good song
I was driving past a swampy area today, and it reminded me of this song---which I couldn't remember the name of .I looked up "Don't come lookin' again", and there it was! Ah, the memories of 1968.....
Anyone know who is singing this? This is not Jim
Brilliant! Goes great with the mood of the tune and is a tremendous video. Excellent artwork and great quality audio, too. A total blast from the '73 section of my 45's but without the scratches--Sounds great & visuals delicious gravy. Thanks!
Kudos to the artists that made this song come alive. One of my favourites when I was younger. (y)
Thank you Mr.JimStafford for a truly timeless ballad, and an big thank you to batlady2 for an equally exceptional vid platform to bring it to us on, greetings from ne fla
Never heard this before..perfect find for October 2019. Great edit lady
Never heard it???? How old are you??? if you don't mind me asking.
Myne is a find for c19 time Wat a song
Jim Stafford was WAAAYYYY ahead of his time! With this and "Jasper" he combines Country/Western... and GOTH!
"but the talk got shackled by the howls and the cackles from the bowels of the balck bayou" maybe the greatest double rhyme lyric ever. EVER!!!!
Excellent video, BatLady! I'm 62 and used to play a lot of Jim's songs when I was a DJ back in the 70's and 80's. He was, still is, among the Best Ever! Let's bring the good if that era back.
I was also a DJ in those days, and we got lots of requests for Jim's songs, especially this one. And My Girl Bill.
Who played the guitar like this? Is it Jim Stafford doing the Wah Wah.?
texascommtech ozark mountain daredevils chicken train
"Spiders and Snakes"
texascommtech alsom that says it all
Been 45 years, this song still sends a shiver down my spine every time I listen to it.
being a Witch,I can really appreciate this,,Thank you so much for sharing this video
Willow Winterbourn
- Are you saying, "you are a long cool woman in a black dress"?
If you really are a witch, then you had a portent this reply would happen.
I loved this song when I first heard it as a kid. I REALLY love your video! OUTSTANDING!
Thanks for taking the time to let me know you liked my video George!
I was 11 the first time I heard it (from my K-tel album) and it's stuck as one of my favorites ever since.
Cid B.
Among those I first heard on K-tel albums were Monster Mash and Snoopy vs. The Red Baron.
Yes couldn't picture it any better myself I like it a lot
ty very much
Hey thanks for a trip down memory lane. I remember hearing this as a kid. My Mother used to play the Jim Stafford albums (actually 8 tracks) and we as kids didn't know much about music. But I do remember those great songs. I especially love this tune. The lyrics are soooo enchanting. Kudo's to you and your excellent pictures to go with the song!
I love this song and the graphics are awesome. The other songs I knew, (sung by Jim), were My Girl Bill, Wildwood Weed & Spiders & Snakes. But thru the wonder of U-tube, I have since enjoyed and laughed at Cow Pattie & Don't pat the dog.
There are probably heaps more and it just proves what an incredible talent Mr Stafford has.
Being a magical practitioner and mythology enthuiast living in Florida, I love that this witchy tale is based on Okeechobee folklore. No matter where it came from, however, it would still be a great yarn and the lyrics would still be poetic. Those are some of the things that really make a great song. I will listen to things like this, Iron Maiden, and Celtic ballads all day long before I listen to some modern-day pop singer complain about their latest break up. LOL!
The art-work is prefect for the song. Excellent.
This song is so good ,no visuals will ever do it justice.
As a guitar player (a hobby level, intermediate one at that), I really love the guitar in this song. The funky rhythm fills, the wah pedal, just SO COOL!!
🤘😎🎸
That guitar player would be Barry Lee Harwood, who later was a member of The Rossington Collins Band. Barry Lee also recorded with Skynyrd, as well as Melanie. A friend of mine.
This was, to me, one of Jim's best serious songs. Although he was best known for his novelty songs, I really did like this type of song from him.
Don't know what made me think of this song. Haven't heard it since the 70s Couldn't remember the exact name so I searched for swamp songs and knew it immediately when I saw it. Excellent video work
Hell yaaa! This is the song that allowed me go from being bullied as a child > Fatty Patty' to Padi. which is now my legal name. This art work is most excellent...& the song still resonates my adult life...how odd, right? batlady2 Thank you so much
One of my all time favorites! Been a long time since I heard this.. now I am reunited with one of the Greats.. Feeling Fortunate... Thank you! Xo
The art work is fantastic! This song was written and performed in "my day"! I understood it then, and I appreciate a younger generation is appreciating the words now! There are "Hatties" -that live and have lived... meaning what? We wear hats!? Yes, we do!
I keep this vid on my favorites list and watch it every few days. I grew up with these types of songs and am still a fan.Thank you for your time making this vid.
That was a very nice compliment you gave me on my video David thank you very much for taking the time to do so.
What else songs like this one man??
We were talking on Facebook today about this song, I loved it....but, it scared my young son badly. He's 46 now and we laugh about it. THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING VIDEO BATLADY2
Thanks for taking the time to let me know you liked my Swamp Witch video Chris!
Making a country playlist for an older chap who's bad with technology and doesn't know how to download music (typically I hate country and I've been torturing myself for the last hour, but I really liked this song so ~#Silver-Lining)
Thank You-
check molly hatchet gator country
Jim is a such a 💎💎💎💎💎. Thanks for many years of fun entertainment 😌😌😌
the animation is fantastic ! very cool. jim stafford's southern air is so soft and sweet.
Hello how are you doing?
LOL! I remember the 8 track days. I was in high school and drove a little red Pinto that had an 8 track tape player in it!
'65 Malibu had an 8-track! I remember those days well!
I had 1979 pinto hatchback all glass
@@robbielawshe715 I had a 1974 pinto. Plain and red with black interior and a 8 track tape player of which I mostly played Creedence clear water revival on. I wrecked it when me and 4 of my girl friends were all going up to the lake. We walked around the emergency room in our bathing suites. One time we all piled into that car and skipped school. The Principle was standing out in front the school and saw us drive by. We all ducked including me. Next day the Principle called me over and said "funny thing happened to me yesterday standing out in front of the school. I saw a little red Pinto rolling down the street and no one was driving it! Imagine that!" I lived in a small town. No one else had a little red Pinto but me. I could never get by with any thing. I graduated high school in 1975.
My pinto was powder blue. Loved that car we went everywhere on $2 worth of gas.
Good old 8 tracks.
The art work that accompanies the tune is exceptionally good.
This is an Underrated gem.
I’ve heard this forever always sounds new
A haunting spooky song made infinitely better by an outstanding video.Thank you so much BatLady2....Youre a gem.
+samuel kirk Thank you for taking the time to let me know you enjoyed my video Samuel!
+batlady2 He's far from alone, really appreciate the video and all the effort that went in to it.
samuel kirk bat lady is so bad water runs when it sees her oh yeah!
im not bat lady ok?
Goodness, I haven't heard this song since I was a kid! My grandparents played all the great stuffs while I was growing up, so while I'm only a score and five, I adore the oldies and classics... I love Love LOVE this song
+AdrianTepes6662000
Dedicated to my late Brother..... For you ''BEAR'', your favorite song..... I love and miss you.
Made a trip to Branson about 35 yrs ago to his theater, his show was 2 hours or so and i laughed so much my face hurt, absolutely fantastic entertainer