Marie, Marie
La voodoo, veau
She'll put a spell on you
Marie, Marie
La voodoo, veau
She'll put a spell on you
Marie, Marie
La voodoo, veau
She's the witch queen - ahhh
Of New Orleans
Of New Orleans
I'm gonna tell you a story
Strange as it now seems
Of zombie, voodoo, gris-gris1
And the Witch Queen of New Orleans
She lived in a world of magic
Possessed by the devil's skew
From a shack near the swamplands
Made of mud-brown brick
Marie stirred the witches' brew
Marie, Marie
La voodoo veau
She'll put a spell on you
Marie, Marie
La voodoo veau
She'll put a spell on you
Marie Marie
La voodoo veau
She's the Witch Queen, ahhh
Of New Orleans
Of New Orleans
Dime or a nickel, anyone could buy
Voodoo of any kind
She had potions and lotions, herbs
and tanna leaves
Guaranteed to blow your mind
Early one morning into mud, the swamp dew
Vanished Marie with hate in her eyes
Though she never returned
All the Cajuns knew
A Witch Queen never dies.
Marie, Marie
La voodoo, veau
She'll put a spell on you
Marie, Marie
La voodoo, veau
She'll put a spell on you
Marie, Marie
La voodoo, veau
She's the witch queen, ahhh
Of New Orleans
Of New Orleans
1. Originally African or Caribbean charm or amulet. In New Orleans they use gris-gris bags in voodoo