[Verse 1]
Got a High John root
Wrapped tight in a red rag
Got a black cat bone
Sittin’ deep in my sack
My baby in the back room
Smell of jasmine on her skin
She say
“Work that conjure
Daddy
Make the money roll in”
[Chorus]
I’m doin’ hoodoo
Down at the crossroads tonight
Papa Legba watchin’
In the pale moonlight
Got my woman in my left hand
Deal with the spirits in my right
I’m doin’ hoodoo
’til my pockets feel right
[Verse 2]
Drew a circle in the dirt
With a rusty old nail
Whispered over graveyard dust
’bout a man who never fail
Kissed my woman on the shoulder
Felt her shiver through my spine
She said
“Sign your name in shadow
And your fortune gonna be mine”
[Chorus]
I’m doin’ hoodoo
Down at the crossroads tonight
Papa Legba smilin’
Where the four roads tie
Got my woman in my left hand
Deal with the spirits in my right
I’m doin’ hoodoo
’til my pockets feel right
[Bridge]
Three candles burnin’
Blue
White
Red
Spirit talkin’ low
Inside my head (oh Lord)
“If you want gold
Boy
Gonna cost you some blood”
But my woman pulled me closer
Said
“You already paid enough”
[Chorus]
I’m doin’ hoodoo
Down at the crossroads tonight
Papa Legba listenin’
While I bargain for my life
Got my woman in my left hand
Future shakin’ in my right
I’m doin’ hoodoo
’til we both shine bright