Key: A major
Verse 1
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They call me, Dr. John,
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known as The Night Tripper
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Got my satchel of Gris-
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Gris in my hand
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They be trippin' up,
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back down the Bayou
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I'm the last of the be st,
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they call me the Gris- Gris man
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Got many clients come
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from miles around
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Running down my prescription
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I got medicine
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to cure all y'alls ills
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I got remedies of every description
Verse 2
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(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya Ya)
Hey Now
(Hey now,
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Gumbo Ya Ya)
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(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya Ya)
Hey Now
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(Hey now, Gumbo Ya Ya)
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If you
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got love trouble,
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you got a bad woman you can't control
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I got just the thing for you
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Something called Controlin'
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Hearts Get Together Drops
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If you work too hard and
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you need a little rest
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Try my Easy Life Rub,
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or put some on my Boss Fix Jam
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In your breakfast
Verse 4
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Try a little bit a
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(Gris-gris Gumbo Ya Ya)
hey Now
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(Hey now, Gumbo Ya Ya)
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(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya Ya)
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(Hey now, Gumbo Ya Ya)
Interlude 1
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They call me,
Verse 5
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Dr. John,
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known as the Night Tripper
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Satchel of Gris- Gris in my hand
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They be trippin' up,
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back down the Bayou
Know I'm the last of the best
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I'm known as the Gris- Gris man
Verse 6
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Sellin'
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(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya Ya)
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(Hey now,
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Gumbo Ya Ya)
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(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya Y
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(Hey now, Gumbo Ya Ya)
Verse 7
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Some warm water if your
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neighbors give you trouble
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Put your business in the street
(?) My whole cart, it just won't be beat
Try my Dragon's Blood, my drawn
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powder and my sleepin' sand
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Never little black cat if your woman got
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another man
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(?) Eatin' out the palm
of your hand
Verse 8
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(Hey now, Gumbo Ya Y
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(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya- Ya) shoestring
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and a whole lotta sand
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(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya- Ya) put on your woman's feet,
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and see if she don't love it
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(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya- Ya)
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(Hey now,
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Gumbo Ya Ya)
(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya- Ya)
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(Hey now, Gumbo Ya Ya)
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(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya- Ya) (Hey now,
Verse 9
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Gumbo Ya Ya)
(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya- Ya)
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(Hey now, Gumbo Ya Ya)
(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya- Ya)
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(Hey now,
Gumbo Ya Ya)
(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya- Ya)
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(Hey now,
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Gumbo Ya Ya)
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(Gris-gris Gumbo Ya- Y
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(Hey now, Gumbo Ya Y
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(Gris- gris Gumbo Ya- Ya)
Outro 1
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