marie laveau
Singer: dr. john
now there lived a conjure-lady
not long ago
in new orleans
louisiana! named marie laveau. believe it or not
strange as it seem
she made her fortune selling voodoo
and interpreting dreams. she was known throughout the nation as the voodoo queen. folks come to her
from miles and miles around
she sure know how to put that
that voodoo down. to the voodoo lady they all would go
the rich
the educated
the ignorant and the poor. she'd snap her fingers
and shake her head
she'd tell them 'bout their lovers! livin' or dead. now an old
old lady named widow brown
asked why her lover
stopped comin' around
the voodoo gazed at her and squawked
i seen him kissin' a young girl
up at shakespeare's park
hanging on an oak tree
in the dark. oh marie laveau
oh marie laveau
oh marie laveau
oh marie laveau
marie laveau
the voodoo queen
from way down yonder in new orleans. ya
ya
ya! ya
ya
ya! ya
ya
ya! yaaaaa
now old
old lady
she lost her speech
tears start to rollin' down her checks
voodoo say
hush my darlin don't you cry
i make him come back
by and by. just sprinkle this snake dust
all over your floor
i'll make him come back friday mornin'
when the rooster crow. now marie laveau she held em in her hand
new orleans
louisiana was her promised land. quality folks
come from far and near
this wonder woman
for to hear. they was afraid to be seen
at her gate
they'd creep through the dark
just to hear their fate. holdin' dark veils
over their head
they would tremble to hear
what maria would say. marie laveau
oh marie laveau
marie laveau
oh marie laveau
marie laveau
the voodoo queen
from way down yonder in new orleans. ya
ya
ya! ya
ya
ya! ya
ya
ya! yaaaaa
and she made gris-gris
with an old ram horn
stuffed with feathers
shuck from a corn. a big black candle
and a catfish fin
she make a man get religion
and give up his sin. sad news got out one mornin'
at the break of day
marie laveau had done pass away. st. louis cemetery
she lay in her tomb
she was buried one night
on the wake of the moon. marie laveau
oh marie laveau
oh marie laveau
oh marie laveau
the folks still believe
in the voodoo queen
from way down yonder in new orleans. oh marie laveau
oh marie laveau
oh marie laveau
oh marie laveau
marie laveau
the voodoo queen
from way down yonder in new orleans. marie
marie laveau
oh marie laveau
marie laveau
the marie laveau
marie laveau
the voodoo queen.