Ma Rainey — Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues

[Verse 1] Going to Louisiana bottom to get me a hoodoo hand Going to Louisiana bottom to get me a hoodoo hand Gotta stop these women from takin' my man [Verse 2] Down in Algiers where hoodoos live in their den Down in Algiers where the hoodoos live in their den Their chief occupation is separatin' women from men [Verse 3] The hoodoo told me to get me a black cat bone The hoodoo told me to get me a black cat bone And shake it over their heads, they'll leave your man alone [Verse 4] Twenty years in the bottom, that ain't long to stay Twenty years in the bottom, that ain't long to stay If I can keep these tush hog women from takin' my man away [Verse 5] So I'm bound for New Orleans, down in goofer dust land I'm bound for New Orleans, down in goofer dust land Down where the hoodoo folks can fix it for you with your man