Dixie Drug Store

Lyrics

[Intro] Ooh Jambalaya Ooh Jambalaya [Verse 1] It was muggy July around supper time When I pulled into New Orleans I got dropped off at South Rampart Street I was hungry for a plate of greens [Verse 2] I made my way down the banquette Where I could see an open door And overhead a sign made of painted pine read The Dixie Drug Store [Verse 3] Peppers and roots were hanging From the rafters above There were oils and sprays all on display For money luck and for love [Verse 4] I reached down to pick one up When a dark hand grabbed my arm And before I could see just who it was She said you don't want that charm [Hook] Ooh Jambalaya [Verse 5] The last man to walk that thing out of here Just up and disappeared Found his wallet and his wingtip shoes Near a tombstone down in Algiers [Verse 6] What you need my travelling friend Is a place to wash your jeans And I wouldn't be the least surprised If you were hungry for a plate of greens [Verse 7] She beckoned me on up the stairs For she'd done made up her mind Said take off your hat and kick off your boots And leave your pride behind [Hook] Ooh Jambalaya [Verse 8] She took me down to a secret place In the bayou of her blankets She offered to share her bourbon I thanked her Then I drank it [Verse 9] Through a small crack in the ceiling Burst the Louisiana moon It shone down on our bodies And we began to croon [Verse 10] Like a couple of coyotes We were howling thru the night And I swear they were a beatin' those Conga drums outside [Hook] Ooh Jambalaya [Verse 11] We laughed until the mornin' By then my pants had dried I picked up my hat and pulled on my boots And I gathered up my pride [Verse 12] I figured she had done stepped out I didn't see her anywhere And I set out to find her I headed on downstairs [Verse 13] Got down to the bottom I couldn't believe my eyes Gone were all the bottles And the remedy supplies [Hook] Ooh Jambalaya [Verse 14] I shouted out for Marie I darted out the door An old man on the wooden porch said What you in there for [Verse 15] Son you got no business The hoodoo store's been closed Long as I remember A century I suppose [Verse 16] But Mister I just spent the night With a young girl named Laveau He said the Widow Paris Done had a little laugh on you [Verse 17] I said you mean to tell me That was the voodooin' He nodded yes none other The Queen of New Orleans [Outro] Ooh Jambalaya Ooh Jambalaya Ooh Jambalaya Ooh Jambalaya Ooh Jambalaya Ooh Jambalaya