Paddy came down to Voodoo City 

Met a lady on Bourbon Street 

She was dark, she was beautiful 

Swept that boy right off his feet 



Runnin' from the man in New York City 

I fled down south to beat the chill 

But the Ice Man had me in his sights 

For one too many unpaid bills 



Oh oh oh oh voodoo city 

Oh oh oh oh voodoo world 

Oh oh oh oh voodoo city 

For God sakes keep your hands off my voodoo girl 



Marie Laveau was the lady in question 

I fell beneath her crescent spell 

Nights spent drinkin' in the Quarter 

Soon turned into a living hell 



She said she knew how to protect me 

From all the evil in my past 

But New York is not scorned so easy 

Iceman tracked me down at last 



Oh oh oh oh voodoo city 

Oh oh oh oh voodoo world 

Oh oh oh oh voodoo city 

For God sakes keep your hands off my voodoo girl 



Moonlight on the lazy river 

Mist around the old gaslight 

Heard his footsteps on Toulouse Street 

Disappear into the creole night 



Candle waver on the altar 

Marie, she dance on the naked floor 

Flame light up her sacred body 

I hear a key turn in the door 



I scream at her "you have betrayed me" 

The hurt explodes inside her eyes 

She throws herself across my body 

The bullet chokes her voodoo cries 



A raven rises from her body 

The Iceman stares in disbelief 

I crash through her garret window 

Race like fire down Bourbon Street