HOODOO SNAKE DOCTOR BLUES
Johnny Shines


I'm going surprise my baby, and I tipped up to her door.
I's going surprise my baby, and I tipped up to her door.
I could hear nothing but best friend crying
and slats falling all on the floor

I thought my baby was sick when I heard a grunting sound.
I thought my baby was sick when I heard a grunting sound.
Well, I peeped through my window,
I thought Doc was trying to hold her down

I know sick people need quietness, so I didn't dare open up my trap.
I know sick people need quietness, so I didn't dare open up my trap.
I know Doc was a hoodoo man
when I saw a huge snake laying in her lap