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if you ever go back into wooly swamp son you better not go at night
thereand's things out there in the middle of them woods
thatand'd make a strong man die from fright
thereand's things that crawl and things that fly
and things that creep around on the ground
and they say the ghost of lucias clay gets up and it walks around.
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but i couldnand't believe it, i just had to find out for myself
and i couldnand't conceive it, i never would listen to nobody else
no i couldnand't believe it, i just had to find out for myself
that thereand's some things in this world you just canand't explain.
the old man lived in the wooly swamp way back in the gurgling woods
and he never did do a lot of harm in the world
but he never did do no good
people didnand't think too much of him
they all thought he acted funny
the old man didnand't care about people anyway
all he cared about was his money.
heand'd stuff it all down in mason jars and bury it all around
but on certain nights if the moon was right
heand'd dig it up out of the ground.
heand'd pour it all out on the floor of his shack
and run his fingers through it.
old lucias clay was a greedy old man
and thatand's all there ever was to it.
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The crayton boys were white trash they lived over on parvis creek
they were a real snake and sneaky as a cat
and belligerent when theyand'd speak.
one night the oldest brother said yaand'll meet in the wooly swamp later
weand'll get old luciasand' money and weand'll pitch him to the alligators.
they found the old man out in the back with a shovel in his hand
and thirteen rusty mason jars he just dug up out of the sand.
and they all went crazy and they beat the old man
then they picked him up off the ground
then they threw him in the swamp and they stood there and laughed
till the black water sucked him down.
then they turned around and went back to the shack
and they picked up the money and ran.
but they hadnand't gone nowheres when they realized
they were running in quicksand.
and they struggled and screamed but they couldnand't get away
then just before they were gone
they could hear that old man laughing
in a voice that was loud and strong.
Now thatand's been fifty years ago anand' if you go back by there again
thereand's a spot in the yard in back of that shack
where the ground is always wet.
and on certain nights if the moon is right
and youand're down by the dark footpath
you can hear three yound men screaming
and you can hear that old man laugh.
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