(Roger McGuinn and Jacques Levy)
Catfish pie in a gris-gris bag
I'm the lover of the bayou
Mark your doorstep with a half-wet rag
I'm the lover of the bayou
Raised and swam with the crocodile
Snacked-eye taught me the moyo style
Sucked and weaned on chicken bile
I'm the lover of the bayou Yeah!
Instrumental (Electric Guitar)
Well, I learned the key to the master lock
I learned to float in the water clock
I learned to capture the lightnin' shock
I'm the lover of the bayou
And I've got cats and teeth and hair for sale
I'm the lover of the bayou
Baron Samedi is on your tail
I'm the lover of the bayou
I cooked the bat in the gumbo pan
Drank the blood from a rusty can
Turned me into the hunger man
I'm the lover of the bayou Yeah!
© BMITo save her from the beast
To save her from herself
And all the troubles
She imagines
In the world
Oh Jesse
You can do magic
You can do magic
You can do magic
It's a pleasure
How you stole her heart
They sail off to the Sun
He makes romance
The story always stops the same way
A happy end
Oh Jesse
Jesse
You can do magic
You can do magic
You can do magic
It's a pleasure
How you stole her heart
So strong and handsome
Like a raging river You tantalise
You sparkle
You can do magic
You can do magic
You can do magic
It's a pleasure
How you stole her heart
The only one she trusts
The only man
She runs her fingers down the index
And there she stops
At hero
Jesse
You can do magic
You can do magic
You can do magic
It's a pleasure
How you stole her heart