Voodoo
Body Count (uncensored) Lyrics


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Ah!

Way down in New Orleans, yeah.
I met this old lady,
She said she'd teach me 'bout Voodoo
She said she knew about Voodoo (Voodoo)
She said she'd teach me 'bout Voodoo
She said she knew about Voodoo (Voodoo)

She had an old doll,
She had a long shiny needle (Voodoo)
She held the doll in the air
It looked kinda like me
She took the needle,
Stuck it in its eye!
Ah!
My eye, bitch!

Oh!

Now I'm still in the room with this crazy bitch,
And she still had the doll.
She said I'll teach you 'bout Voodoo, (Voodoo)
You want to learn about Voodoo (Voodoo)
She said I'll teach you 'bout Voodoo. (Voodoo)
She said she knew about Voodoo

She held the doll in her hand (Voodoo)
She had some long shiny scissors,
She said some magic words (Voodoo)
The doll looked more and more like me
She held the doll in the air (Voodoo)
She took the scissors,
Cut off all its fingers!
Ah!
My fingers, bitch!

Ah!
Voodoo, Voodoo
Voodoo, Voodoo

So if you're ever down in New Orleans, yeah.
You might meet an old lady
She might have a doll
It might look like you.
Don't ask about the Voodoo (Voodoo)
Stay away from Voodoo (Voodoo)




Leave alone the Voodoo, (Voodoo)
Muthafuck the Voodoo.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Body Count's song "Voodoo" describe the story of the singer meeting an old lady in New Orleans who claims to know about voodoo. In the first verse, the old lady shows the singer an old doll and a long shiny needle. She then proceeds to stick the needle into the doll's eye, causing pain for the singer, who exclaims "Ah! My eye, bitch!" In the second verse, the old lady takes out some shiny scissors and recites some magic words. She then cuts off the doll's fingers, causing the singer to exclaim "Ah! My fingers, bitch!" The song ends with a warning to stay away from voodoo and to not ask about it.


Line by Line Meaning

Way down in New Orleans, yeah.
I was in New Orleans when I met this old lady.


She said she'd teach me 'bout Voodoo
The old lady offered to teach me about voodoo.


She said she knew about Voodoo (Voodoo)
The old lady claimed to be knowledgeable about voodoo.


She had an old doll, She had a long shiny needle (Voodoo)
The old lady had a doll and needle that were likely used in voodoo.


She held the doll in the air, It looked kinda like me
The old lady held the doll in the air and it appeared to resemble me.


She took the needle, Stuck it in its eye! Ah! My eye, bitch!
The old lady took the needle and poked the eye of the doll, which caused me to feel pain in my eye.


She said I'll teach you 'bout Voodoo, (Voodoo)
The old lady reiterated her offer to teach me about voodoo.


You want to learn about Voodoo (Voodoo)
The old lady asked if I wanted to learn about voodoo.


She had some long shiny scissors, She said some magic words (Voodoo)
The old lady had shiny scissors and said some words that were likely related to voodoo.


The doll looked more and more like me
The doll began to resemble me more as the old lady worked on it.


She took the scissors, Cut off all its fingers! Ah! My fingers, bitch!
The old lady cut off the fingers of the doll, which caused me to feel pain in my fingers.


So if you're ever down in New Orleans, yeah.
To the listener: if you are ever in New Orleans...


You might meet an old lady She might have a doll It might look like you.
There is a possibility of meeting an old lady who has a doll that resembles you.


Don't ask about the Voodoo (Voodoo)
It is advised not to ask about or get involved with voodoo.


Stay away from Voodoo (Voodoo)
The listener should steer clear of voodoo.


Leave alone the Voodoo, (Voodoo) Muthafuck the Voodoo.
The artist expresses his aversion toward voodoo and advises against getting involved with it.




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TRACY LAUREN MARROW, ERNEST T CUNNINGAN

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@auswitch

Llegando abajo a Nueva Orleans, sí
Conocí a esta vieja señora
Ella dijo que me enseñaría sobre el vudú (vudú)
Ella dijo que sabía sobre el Vudú (Voodoo)
Ella dijo que me enseñaría sobre el vudú (vudú)
Ella dijo que sabía sobre el Vudú (Voodoo)

Ella tenía una vieja muñeca (Voodoo)
Tenía una larga y brillante aguja (Vudú)
La mire a los ojos
Se parecía un poco a mí (Voodoo)
¡Tomó la aguja!
!Y se la metió en el ojo!

¡Ahhh!

¡Mi ojo, canina!

¡Ooh!

Ahora sigo en la habitación con esta perra loca
Y ella todavía tenía la muñeca

Ella dijo te enseñaré sobre el vudú (vudú)
Quieres aprender sobre el vudú (vudú)
Ella dijo te enseñaré sobre el vudú (vudú)
Ella dijo que sabía sobre el vudú

Tenía la muñeca en la mano (Voodoo)
Tenía unas largas y brillantes tijeras (Voodoo)
Ella dijo algunas palabras mágicas (Vudú)
La muñeca se parecía cada vez más a mí (Voodoo)
Sostuvo la muñeca en el aire (Voodoo)
¡Tomó las tijeras!
!Y le cortó todos los dedos!
¡Ahhh!

!Mis dedos, canina!

¡Ahhh!

Vudú Vudú Vudú Vudú Vudú Vudú Vudú

Si alguna vez bajan a Nueva Orleans, sí
Quizás conozcan a una vieja señora
Puede que tenga una muñeca
Podría parecerse a tí

No pregunten por el Vudú (Voodoo) Manténgase alejados del vudú (vudú)
Dejen sano al (Voodoo)
Mamahuevo, vudú!



All comments from YouTube:

@MainHeretic

Rappers can rock, and rockers can rap. Ice-T even said that he feels sorry for people who restrict themselves to one type of music. Body count kicks ass, keep rockin' Ice.

@krislong9338

It's pretty rare that it's really well done. Body Count is proof it can be.

@BobbyJr_

@Kris Long RATM, Body Count, Biohazard although they are not considered rap metal they do have some influences and rap metal songs, Stuck Mojo, P.O.D these are just some of the bands that did it great in my opinion.

@krislong9338

@CurbCrusher not particularly into POD but I agree about the others. It's still a pretty short list.

@reneverdoni8348

Essa faixa além de ser linda, conta com um dos solos mais inspirados qe já ouvi nesses 35 anos dedicados à música pesada. 🤘💪

@jesta1979

THIS WHOLE ALBUM IS SICK!!! THESE DUDES CUD ACTUALLY PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS PRETTY FUCKIN WELL!!!

@thinagcayi1338

Thanks to my brother for playing this song over and over when I was six, now this song stuck with me FOREVER.

@matijatasic8574

my older sister also had a cassette and I played this album on a Walkman in my third grade back in early 2000s. miss the old days

@them2002

Your brother sounds cool as hell!

@ferox965

this album is vicious. love it.

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