Voodoo

1932, north of baton rouge
Louisiana nights are darker than before
Along the mississippi, that is where it is
The old colonial house, a mansion if you will

White as snow, the mansion still seems to have its glow

And when the moon is full and white
You can hear the drums of voodoo echo in the night

In the "loa" house, misery will strike again

Jean le noir, the first to own this house
He was a voodoo priest, a houngan so they say
The voodoo cemetery, that is where he is
Died at the hand of an evil bocor's will

They say..., he's been walking the house ever since that day

And when the moon is full and white
You can hear the drums of voodoo echo in the night

In the "loa" house, misery will strike again

Solos: andy-herb

They never should have come, no no no
They never should have come to the "loa" house
They never should have come, no no no
They never should have come to the "loa" house

7 days ago... the lafayetted moved in
Sarah is with child and david is the man
This is no abigail, this child will survive
And grandfather dear, why did they bring him here?

White as snow, that is all he sees, oh he's been blind for years

Solo: andy

They never should have come, no no no
They never should have come to the "loa" house
They never should have come, no no no
They never should have come to the "loa" house

And when the moon is full and white
You can hear the drums of voodoo echo in the night

In the "loa" house, misery will strike again
In the "loa" house, misery will strike again

And again...and again...and again... and again...

Monday night - tuesday morning, master bedroom

Salem's standing in the dark
Watching sarah's sleeping body
Someone is in her bed
Twisting, turning in his fever
David will not even see her
L am invisible..i am the one to bring you down

I open up my hand, the "goofer dust" is falling
It's now on sarah's hand
You can almost see the dead, as they enter sarah's head
Then deep into her stomach, l wonder how the baby feels

Violently she's sitting up
Screams of pain l know she's hurting
L only see the white in her eyes

Solo: andy

Sarah speaks in unknown tongue
Then she spits a little blood
Time has come, i must be gone
In comes grandpa, what is he doing
L thought l had him not moving
But the dead in sarah's head, will take her to an early grave
Salem is gone

Grandpa: "go back to sleep my dear
Lt's just another nightmare
Those god damn voodoo drums
L will stay in here tonight, and keep an open eye
So you can sleep again...
Sarah sleep...sarah sleep...sarah sleep...

Monday evening

Evening, the sun is setting, silence is all you hear

David, getting really sick he is sweating like a pig
The fever's got him now
And sarah's father dear, the morning snack has put him on his back
He should have stayed in bed ... oh why didn't he?

... the sun is setting, silence is all you hear
Sarah: "salem, what's going on?"

Salem, "let me tell you a story madame, a secret about your land
The reason ... for all this madness
Let me tell you a story madame, the burial ground on your land
Is a secret voodoo stand

If you ever destroy this sacred place
Legend says that you will die, and never find your rest
I'm telling the truth..oh yes l am
Lf the living can't feed the dead, then the dead will come for you
Yeah

Sarah, 'you better hold your tongue now salem
'cause l don't believe in ghosts"
There is only one thing left to do now
And that is "sending of dead"

The four shadows are meeting again
At the cemetery gates, darkness is a friend
Midnight will soon be here
Everything should be ready by now ... for "sending of dead"

Solo: andy

Place the image of saint expedit
Upside down and around
I hear doctor le croix speaking "let the ritual begin"

"almighty god, father of mine, come for sarah lafayette
That she may be "disappeared', forever lost
Saint expedit, you are a saint and i'm a sinner
L send you to find...sarah lafayette
Oh, rid me of her head and rid me of her soul
Rid me of all her thoughts, rid me of her memory
For this curse to work, baron samedi, samedi, samedi
Send your blessing, so sarah may be gone"

Solo: herb

As if he was sent from the sky, baron samedi creeps inside
The doctor's body..speaking to salem
Samedi: "you must bring me a sacrifice
You must come back before midnight
Kneel before my cross"...salem is there

He takes a handful of soil from each grave
Of the dead he wants to send..into sarah
Now quick quick run back to the house
The soil must lie where sarah sleeps

Sunday noon

In the "loa" mansion the lafayettes are meeting
There's a crisis they must resolve
Twice since they moved into this house
The voodoo drums have spoken at night

The mansion is a dark and gloomy place
A haunted landscape, a house without grace
The voodoo burial ground is the key
Get rid of that and they're free

It must remain a secret, or the plan will never work
It must remain a secret

In comes salem, he's 6 feet tall and dark
He is the new found butler of the "loa' house
They ask him for advice regarding their plan
To destroy the cemetery on their land

It must remain a secret, or the plan will never work
It must remain a secret

We must do what must be done

Solo: andy

Lf you steal the grave from one who sleeps
He will come for you to set him free

You must not break the chain

Salem: "jean le noir's spirit walks this house at night
Never will he leave, cause this is where he died
Great wanga will hit you if you do
Destroy the cemetery of voodoo"

It must remain a secret, or the plan will never work
It must remain a secret

Superstitious we are not

Saturday evening

A narrow path runs along the river
From the burial ground you might see it
Leading to a temple of secrets
Where they meet once a week..to dance and feast

Lula is dancing to the voodoo drums
Twisting, turning, round and round

She is ready to receive the loa
She is ready for the god
This one is damballah

Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo
Oodoo, voodoo, voodoo

Total emptiness inside
As damballah gets ready for her ride

Casting out from lula's head
One of two souls that seems to be dead
Travelling deep in a trance
Lula's legs are getting weak
The loa has seized its horse"...sssssss

Solo: dime

Lula is not the one that's speaking now
Lula is not the one that's lying down
Drink, drink girl, drink the chicken's blood
Drink, drink girl, drink and feed the god

Lf this is all you think they do, oh you better think again
'cause there is so much more to voodoo, oh than meets the eye

Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo

Human hair on waxen dolls, pins through their knees
Pins through their little heads, and through their bellies
Ahh they're coming to get you, they're coming for you
Ahh they're coming to get you, they're coming for you now

Solo: andy

Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo
Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo... voodoo...

Tuesday morning

At the light of dawn, on a day without
Sunshine...salem had vanished
Gone, would sarah, would she survive
Grandpa was panicking

Father malone, the exorcist ... father malone, the exorcist

Sarah's voice had changed, from female to
Male... and that was wrong, it was as if sarah
Had gone, grandpa remembered his friend
Father malone was the name

Solo: andy

Grandpa: "put me through to new orleans
The abbey of the holy saints
Father malone please...it's urgent
You got to, you got to, you got to put me through"

It only took a minute or two, before the father he understood
Father malone: "listen here my friend, do not despair
L will be there...this afternoon

But beware...of the daytime moon"

Solo: herb

Father malone, the exorcist...father malone, he is here

Father malone: 'holy cross and bible
Holy water for the soul
And so the house i bless, but david he's go to
Go, call for an ambulance before the others know
Then he went back to sarah's room

Tuesday night-monday morning

I heard a policeman say to grandpa:
"there once was a salem, the caretaker of the "loa" house
But he died years ago.
As a matter of fact, he's buried right here on your land".
Lf they only knew.