Song Lyric Sunday 25th October

Welcome to Jim’s musical challenge where he sets us a theme every week and we supply the music. You can find out more here together with details of upcoming prompts.
This week we have the Halloween related prompts of Ghost/Pumpkin/Trick/Treat/Witch.
Another favourite of mine from 1971. Boy there was some great music around then!

“The Witch Queen of New Orleans” is a 1971 song by Redbone. The single was released from Redbone’s third album Message from a Drum, which is also titled The Witch Queen of New Orleans in its European release. The song peaked at No. 2 in the United Kingdom and No. 21 in the United States. (source WIKI)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyNYL2lUSMs

“The Witch Queen Of New Orleans”
Lyrics courtesy azlyrics.com
Writer(s): Patrick Vegas, Lolly Vegas

Marie, Marie
La voodoo, veau
She’ll put a spell on youMarie, Marie
La voodoo, veau
She’ll put a spell on you
Marie, Marie
La voodoo, veau
She’s the witch queen – oh
Of New Orleans

Of New Orleans

I’m gonna tell you a story
Strange as it now seems
Of zombie, voodoo, gris gris
And the Witch Queen of New Orleans

She lived in a world of magic
Possessed by the devils 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 – 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 – oh
Of New Orleans