The Fortune Queen
of New Orleans
is brushing her cat
in her black limousine
On the back seat
the scratches from
the marks of men
her fortune
she had won....
I couldn't see through
the tinted glass
she said "Home James"
and he hit the gas
Followed her
to some darkened room
she took my money
she said "I'll be
with you soon..."
Dark lady laughed
and danced
and lit the candles
one by one
Danced to her
gypsy music
till the brew
was done
Dark lady played
black magic
till the clock struck
on the twelve
She told me
more about me
than I knew myself
She dealt two cards
a Queen and a three
And mumbled
some words
that were so
strange to me
And then she turned up
a two-eyed Jack
My eyes saw red
but the card
still stayed black...
She said "The man
you love is
secretly true
With someone else
who is very
close to you
My advice is that you
leave this place
never come back
and forget you ever
saw my face..."
Dark lady laughed
and danced
and lit the candles
one by one
Danced to her
gypsy music
till the brew
was done
Dark lady played
black magic
till the clock struck
on the twelve
She told me
more about me
than I knew myself
So I ran home and
crawled in my bed
I couldn't sleep because
of all the things
she said...
Then I remembered
her strange perfume
how I smelled it
once in my own room...
So I sneaked back
and caught her
with my man
Laughing and kissing
till they saw
the gun in my hand
The next thing I knew
they were dead
on the floor
Dark lady will never
turn a card up
any more...
Dark lady laughed
and danced
and lit the candles
one by one
Danced to her
gypsy music
till the brew
was done
Dark lady played
black magic