Voodoo River

Lyrics

There's a queen I know Named Maria Laveau Livin' in a home Made of skin and bone On Bayou Teche In the tall cane break Full moon she'll be Dancin' with a snake Took a lock of my hair Piece of my nail Mixed 'em all up Boiled 'em in a pail Now I can't breathe I don't sleep I can't get No relief My baby took me Down a voodoo river Break the levee 'Cause I got to go with her Out of my way I gotta say That strong gris-gris Made a mess of me Under a spell A voodoo hex Watch out boy You might be next Baby I don't know But some place I read She can change her shape Be something else instead Where I kissed her skin Something in me died All summer I've been cold Froze up inside God knows my past God know my fate Pick a number Jack Gonna have to wait My nerves are shot I feel stripped I ain't no good My back is whipped