Swamp Witch- Jim Stafford

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.
Down on the blue bayou by ~Angelinleather
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
Swamp Witch by *monorok--darkgeometryart
Witch Hut by Ebae
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Swamp Shack by Cmacleod
Swamp by ~AlexShatohin
d1646 Swamp by Karol Kolodzinski digitalartserved.com/gallery/Swamp/7523587
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

[@mikebusch1524]

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!

[@allanro28]

I hope you find some peace. God be with you.

[@weebobo955]

Love you brother keep strong ❤❤

[@arthurchadwell9267]

My sympathy for your loss.

[@svaught1]

I’m sorry you lost your wife. 💕😞

[@raymurdock2630]

I feel for you, lost my Granddaughter to cancer in 2019 the hole will never heal. My heart goes out to you!!

[@enzothebaker22]

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.

[@dhart8451]

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.

[@Otterpoptheotter]

Sounds like pure bliss

[@kellygian7237]

Yes ❤❤❤❤ 1972 I’m thinking I was 4

[@JeriFlynn-rr7ep]

YES

[@norbertsiewert3917]

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.

[@user-vg8jx4gf4t]

I'm here bro NC SC swamp

[@TerpsichoreanSelenophile]

It really is. I grew up in it in Louisiana, more on the water than on dry land. That's a great description.

[@duskintheforest584]

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

[@JeriFlynn-rr7ep]

& MISSD

[@persiashipley3079]

I'm from Okeechobee Florida & this story is true, the swamp is no place to mess around especially in Gator country, ✌️💘🔥💯☑️

[@honestj820]

Hey

[@persiashipley3079]

Hay

[@dhart8451]

Just a guess but are you related to Black Water Hati ??

[@douglasholdenjr.45]

I'm from Okeechobee too

[@JohnnyHawkins-mt9rc]

Jim Stafford was always underrated !

[@georgesedares8036]

A shame so many folks didn't know how talented Jim Is.

[@athenabrunson4381]

100 percent agree with u

[@msmoonbeam91]

Exactly so many good songs. My favorite has always been Cow Patty.

[@bobhayes1167]

Distorted body image insecurity

[@bobhayes1167]

Ready for having your his baby 🍼

[@bobhayes1167]

It takes 2 you know

[@milescoburn1845]

The last line of the song, “Don’t come lookin’ again”, still gives me chills.

[@bramcurtis6900]

Gives me goose bumps

[@waynegrubb3291]

That is so true 🙂. Hopefully, he has a video of Wildwood Weed

[@dbert7063]

This song is the swamp! Pelosihady tried building a fence around the shack to keep the evil in !!

[@dougarnold7955]

Hello!!! ...right. 😁👍

[@michaelmorris1030]

That be right, you don't want to come looking again no , stay in your place I stay in mine !

[@douglasholdenjr.45]

Lived in Okeechobee for over 46 yrs. There is some spooky stuff off in these swamps.

[@JeriFlynn-rr7ep]

!?

[@douglasholdenjr.45]

@@JeriFlynn-rr7ep Truth!!!

[@costrio]

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

[@campchairhistorian]

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.

[@rockdog2584]

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

[@ralphniederlander9429]

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

[@jonesfotodirector]

I totally agree, although Jim is still living in the present tense...!

[@ferdtergesin9927]

Don't exclude Mr. Jerry Reed from that genre!

[@hah5247]

@@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.

[@MrUsoutlaw]

a lot of hair metal fallow a narrative listen to Sabaton's Bismark

[@hah5247]

@@MrUsoutlaw right on friend....right on the money couldn't say it any better.

[@jameswhitney2450]

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!

[@jerryedwards4489]

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🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️

[@raymondwatts7935]

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!

[@batlady2]

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.

[@irisgonzalez-caulder9352]

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

[@gregamerson9172]

@@irisgonzalez-caulder9352 old 3 dog night title ain't it

[@kristinasportal]

Amen to that.

[@frankgray6718]

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.

[@georgeotterman7017]

And the moral and lesson of this story is; don't mess with Witches!! 🤣

[@Amaranthine1000]

I loved listening to this, so haunting and spooky with such a poignant message, lyrically brilliant and performed even better.

[@johnlongenecker7779]

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.

[@vinceryan6454]

How about back in the late 60's, that when I first learned of him!

[@bearkobb7413]

He was also one heck of a guitar player.

[@MrUsoutlaw]

I would not call this singing

[@dondrury9851]

@@MrUsoutlaw get an ear for old school country numb nuts

[@jeffscott8323]

Dawm you must be an old fart too

[@scark00]

Always loved all of Jim’s music. An incredible talent.

[@golgothapro]

I think this song defined the man's genuiss. It's one of the most artfully put together ballads I've ever heard.

[@cowgirlmoon]

Yes, this was a good start to Jim Stafford's genius, but I think Cow Patty takes it a step further.

[@golgothapro]

@@cowgirlmoon I never heard that one though I can guess why. I'll have to check that out.

[@cameroneichmann6561]

It's more of a poem aye!

[@golgothapro]

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

[@raymondcrowell7922]

The music is amazing!

[@shanem986]

Jim could see words in a world no ones else could see. His way of delivering songs were so good.

[@bruenpeer8454]

Yeah! 😂 Jim could see wonders! Nice comment Shane!!!! Like the cricketer! 🤣Shane Warne!

[@chuyhighman6927]

I Just LOVE This Song !!! Happy New Year 2024 !!!

[@JeriFlynn-rr7ep]

AND MANY MO !

[@craigcoleman9326]

What a special talent Jim Stafford was I enjoyed his music and his personality rest in peace Jim

[@PiMpiNx187]

Hes not dead hes 77

[@craigcoleman9326]

@@PiMpiNx187 I knew that he has his thing in Branson wonder why I thought he was dead

[@joefairchild6271]

@@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.

[@anthonyjordan2922]

I remember listening to this as a kid with a wild imagination. Creepy then, and just as wonderfully creepy now.

[@bossanova5709]

"...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.

[@rkt137]

Best line EVER!

[@ronniewall1481]

I'm about five miles from the Black Bayou.

[@pistoleroshooter2575]

I grew up listening to Jim Stafford, loved him then, love him now, thank you.

[@KnEpH131]

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.

[@Deeharris3634]

I still like this song after all these years. 🧟

[@unknownartist1013]

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.

[@harleydavidson6851]

EVERY thing was Better then! Cars, Clothes, Music! God I Miss it All.

[@athenabrunson4381]

soooooo true

[@hah5247]

@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

[@Nixfix76]

Yep

[@hah5247]

@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.

[@jinxismissing]

True true

[@davebeach2343]

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.

[@kenwelch198]

I can't believe I never heard this song before! Great job on putting the graphics together!

[@fullthrottlejeffry]

To quote Redbone's song Witch Queen.... "All tha Cajun folk know that a Witch Queen can never die..."

[@dannygjk]

This tune has everything. The vocals, lyrics, and music combination unbeatable.

[@alandhopewell]

Been lovin' this song for over forty years, and the visuals make it all the more special.

[@SueRobinson1997]

ditto!!!

[@MadbatThe1st]

And one of the few who give credit, double thumbs.

[@glennf918]

HEARD THIS TRACK WHEN I WAS 15YRS OF AGE NOW IM 62 STILL LOVE IT ONLY GOOD SONG HE EVER SANG

[@shakesperezen6078]

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💙😏💙.. (/-\)..✊✌..

[@witchywoman7903]

So have I

[@backwoodsdad3214]

Also. Love to all the artists that did such a wonderful job putting this all together ❤

[@FernandoGonzalez-gt8tm]

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.

[@beeonthyme5760]

The swamp really is alive with a thousand eyes ....and all of them trained on you.

[@JeriFlynn-rr7ep]

YES & . . . .

[@eoj2495]

One of my all time favorites; grew up in Florida, spent a lot of time out in the Glades and around lake Okeechobee.

[@dawnleehufnagel4242]

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

[@patriciajrs46]

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.

[@reefprayerresin]

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.

[@aspenrebel]

Hattie's still there, in the Black Bayou!!!!

[@rhondabaierbaier5412]

reefprayer resin. good song

[@jackfrost2146]

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.....

[@maddogz37]

Anyone know who is singing this? This is not Jim

[@sonnylovejoy7058]

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 !

[@Redhawk85]

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.

[@skitt123]

Snakes hang thick from the cypress trees like sausage on a smokehouse wall.

[@hah5247]

@ Scot Sanford...yum..yum.keep'em coming.sausages,snausages what's the difference.

[@TREEMAN111]

"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

[@badgerrrlattin35]

Party of 10 of the towns best men headed for Hatties shack.....

[@luxitos2867]

Said Swamp Witch magic was useful and good and we're gonna bring Hattie back...

[@Stingray8854]

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!! 🤘😎🎸

[@AllenShadd]

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.

[@texascommtech]

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.

[@brucepowell9252]

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.

[@SuperOhdannyboy]

Who played the guitar like this? Is it Jim Stafford doing the Wah Wah.?

[@RuthiePDX]

texascommtech ozark mountain daredevils chicken train

[@aspenrebel]

"Spiders and Snakes"

[@rodneyrichhart8308]

texascommtech alsom that says it all

[@UnseelieRose]

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!

[@backwoodsdad3214]

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.

[@daverees6681]

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!

[@batlady2]

You are welcome. He sang wild wood weed and spiders and snakes too! His music is classic!

[@lonnieporter8566]

Don't forget Cow Patti!

[@55Quirll]

Remember Wild Wood Weed, like to see what the Feds would do with it today. Great video upload.

[@eoj2495]

.. and My Girl Bill

[@gunzmith29r]

dont forget,his wife bobby gentry who wrote and sang and produced ode to billy joe,a very big hit.

[@55Quirll]

@@gunzmith29r Thanks for that, didn't know he was married let alone to Bobby Gentry. Both great singers.

[@divinecovenanthippy6197]

Haven’t heard this song since I was a kid WHAT MEMORIES 🥰🥰🥰 LOVE THE VISUAL EFFECTS!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@acerjuglans383]

I never heard this song until summer 2019, when I was 50 years old, and now I can't stop listening to it.

[@charleshollingsworth7768]

My dad had it on a various artist 8 track tape when the tape broke did not here it for 30 years.

[@justice255]

jim stafford a blast from the past .. loving it

[@markritter3064]

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!

[@stephanieredden8861]

A lot of memories with this song and the video is phenomenal!

[@t4texastom587]

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.🎸

[@shereedomine582]

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!

[@suttonknight8625]

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!

[@honestj820]

Hello how are you doing?

[@RIDETHESUNSHINE]

“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” George Carlin

[@TinedeJong]

Great good and a beautiful country song from 1974. Not heard for a long time. Thank you for sharing.

[@scottyhorneyjr8619]

Still rockin this song today lol. Good music never dies

[@jerrydelacruz5119]

The art-work is prefect for the song. Excellent.

[@steverakes6182]

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!

[@michaeldaltonsr8954]

My wife & I were married in 1972(@19&20) sose we were Hippie Dippies!! We heard a lot of Jim Stafford in his break-out year of 1974. Neither one of us can now remember hearing "Swamp Witch" more than twice. Nice graphics/good vid, TY!! My wife hated "Cow Patti", only because she worked w/ a girl, that played it on constant replay😅😅!! Karma struck, again, when our oldest daughter began dating a bum on a moped. We referred to him as a MO-PAGAN!! And be danged if Karma didn't smack us again, w/ our grandson. But, there is hope for our gr-grandson, so far, he a good child.

[@allenlovell1604]

I thought I knew all his songs 🎵 ! Curiously, I don't remember ever hearing this song until I found this on KZbin. 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.

[@TheGryxter]

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!

[@markbowles2382]

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

[@lizzbee4110]

My dad introduced me to this song many years ago. Now we both love it. ❤

[@cindywagner4623]

Your video and artwork are amazing.

[@honestj820]

Hello how are you doing?

[@draculasgrl]

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]

[@draculasgrl]

+AdrianTepes6662000

[@lillyboldlyshewhispers7145]

I remember this. From my younger days. More like a story teller, than song.. Excellent Video graphics!

[@JeffTY77450]

This is a blast from the past. Haven’t heard this song in decades. Great visuals. Thanks for posting.

[@Lee.Higginbotham]

I remember this great song. I bought the 45. Heard it on the Big Ape out of Jacksonville FL. Very spooky song. Remember watching Jim on his summer show. Does a great Johnny Cash impersonation. The next release was Spiders and Snakes co written with David Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers who went on to record Let Your Love Flow. 2 more singles followed My Girl Bill and Wildwood Weed. I was happy to finally get the album on cd. Nice video! Always wanted to go to Branson just once to see Jim live! Cow Patti was another song of his I love!!

[@honestj820]

Hey how are you doing..??

[@teenapittman4241]

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

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

So true, I lived in Pearl, Miss. For 8 years back in the 70s👍✌

[@vickieb657]

Teena Pittman , the Singing River? There are stories that you can hear it when the times are right.

[@edwardzimmer2171]

The artwork in this video is simply awesome. Beautiful. Fits the song for sure

[@nickhill8612]

Hey I know right.

[@papaowl13803]

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.

[@klaustoth6982]

the animation is fantastic ! very cool. jim stafford's southern air is so soft and sweet.

[@honestj820]

Hello how are you doing?

[@di4nna126]

The art work in this video is amazing, love it !

[@garrypower5956]

This song is so good ,no visuals will ever do it justice.

[@TheFatstuff]

In my opinion this is one of the finest songs ever written, period. This is a story in a song. Jim Stafford does not get the recognition that he deserves. I have played this song many a time for my kids and I always tell them this song would make an excellent movie. All from a 4 minute song

[@melaniemarshall6942]

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

[@stewartwalraven7887]

This is an Underrated gem.

[@StumpMe50]

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.

[@batlady2]

That was a very nice compliment you gave me on my video David thank you very much for taking the time to do so.

[@strewthtomusic]

What else songs like this one man??

[@user-bi5if1ip6t]

I’ve heard this forever always sounds new

[@sandrajackson854]

I always wanted to be Hattie. Trivia: Jim Stafford was married to Bobbie Gentry, who gave us Ode to Billie Joe. Two great storytellers.

[@honestj820]

Hey how are you doing?

[@sunnycat52]

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

[@batlady2]

Thanks for taking the time to let me know you liked my Swamp Witch video Chris!

[@hellfrost333]

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-

[@erikbrogan1115]

check molly hatchet gator country

[@DougDreamCatcher]

This slideshow brings the song to life like never before! Well done, batlady2!

[@batlady2]

Glad you liked it Doug and thanks for taking the time to let me know you did!

[@danielhodgen4814]

Yeah, great visuals but still not as good as the visuals in my head ;-)

[@ronbridges678]

@@batlady2 you are an artist for sure! The visuals so fit the song!!!

[@theodoresweger4948]

beautiful music and video

[@honestj820]

Hey how are you doing..?

[@lessanders8322]

Dedicated to my late Brother..... For you ''BEAR'', your favorite song..... I love and miss you.

[@lindalauzon234]

Kudos to the artists that made this song come alive. One of my favourites when I was younger. (y)

[@rustyshackleford5060]

Paul Harrell sent me here!

[@stevenweaver3386]

Been 45 years, this song still sends a shiver down my spine every time I listen to it.

[@charlesclements4350]

The art work that accompanies the tune is exceptionally good.

[@padihass7356]

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

[@batlady2]

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!

[@travistoor6360]

You lived in tourist Florida. The natives live in real Florida a dcwe protect it any way we can

[@chazel7588]

I'm from the area.

[@130alon]

Well hello from St. Pete, Fl. C'mon down!

[@cindyh8017]

Loved Jim Stafford. Fun singing to this swampy song! Grew up in Florida. Those stringers of swamp. ❤😂❤😂

[@getdusty1]

Does anyone remember this event?? It scared me to DEATH. I was newly married and had just come home from work. I turned on the TV and the Mike Douglas Show (or some variety hour show they had in the afternoons back then) was on and Jim Stafford did this one. Mike welcomed him onto the stage and then the killed ALL the lights and had dry ice "snaking" all over the floor and Jim started into this. I'll NEVER forget that moment as long as I live. It was the most spell binding four minutes of my life!!!!!

[@batlady2]

I remember reading one of the comments here where someone was saying they remembered seeing that episode on the Mike Douglas Show. There are a lot of comments so you would have to scroll through them all to find it but its here somewhere because I remember reading it.

[@nenya5naynay19]

I was 22 n 1972 and lived out of Price, UT & while we was driving 2 Provo, we lst this. I often wondered if I'd ever hear this again. 1-13-17

[@kitspics526]

Never heard this before..perfect find for October 2019. Great edit lady

[@landyalmond7742]

Never heard it???? How old are you??? if you don't mind me asking.

[@TheNewGingerLowther]

Myne is a find for c19 time Wat a song

[@donhuffty6251]

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

[@drivernjax]

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.