Voodoo City

Voodoo City
Voodoo World
Watch that breath

Paddy came down to Voodoo City
Met a lady on Bourbon Street
She was dark, she was beautiful
Swept that boy right off his feet
Running from the man in New York City
I dance out to beat the chill
But the Iceman had me in his sights
For one too many unpaid bills

Oh, Voodoo City
Oh, Voodoo World
Oh, Voodoo City
For God's sake, keep your hands off my Voodoo girl

Marie Laveau was the lady in question
Fell beneath her crescent spell
Nights spent drinking in the Quarter
Soon turned into a living hell
She said she knew how to protect me
From all the evil in my past
But New York is not scorned so easy
The Iceman tracked me down at last

Oh, Voodoo City
Oh, Voodoo World
Oh, Voodoo City
For God's sake, keep your hands off my Voodoo girl

Wood out on the lazy river
Mist around the old gaslight
Heard his footsteps on Toulouse Street
Disappear into the Creole night

Candle waver on the altar
Marie, she dance on the naked floor
Flame light up her sacred body
I hear a key turn in the door
I scream at her, "You have betrayed me"
The hurt explode inside her eyes
She throw herself across my body
But let choke her Voodoo cry
A raven rises from her body
The Iceman stare in disbelief
I crash through her garret window
Race like fire down Bourbon Street

Oh, Voodoo City
Oh, Voodoo World
Oh, Voodoo City
For God's sake, keep your hands off my Voodoo girl

Oh, Voodoo City
Oh, Voodoo World
Watch that breath
Oh, Voodoo City
Oh, Voodoo World
Oh, Voodoo City
Oh, Voodoo World