Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya Lyrics

[Verse 1]
They call me, Dr. John, The Night Tripper
Got my sizzling Gris-Gris in my hand
Day trippin' up, back down the bayou
I'm the last of the best
They call me the Gris-Gris man
Got many clients
Come from miles around
Running down my prescription
I got my medicine, to cure all your ills
I got remedies of every description

[Chorus]
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Hey now
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Hey now

[Verse 2]
If you got love trouble, got a bad woman you can't control
I got just the thing for you
Something called "Control In the Hearts Get Together Drops"
If you work to hard and you need a little rest
Try my utilize rub put some on my drop fix and jam
Put some in your breakfast
[Chorus]
Try a little bit ah
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Hey now
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya

[Verse 3]
They call me, Dr. John
Known as the Night Tripper
Sazzle a little Gris-Gris in my hand
Day trippin' up, back down the bayou
I'm the last of the best
They call me the Gris-Gris man

[Chorus]
Sellin'
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Mm
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Mm Mm Mm

[Verse 4]
So why war if your neighbors give you trouble
Put your fitness in the street
Seal a Jew in my whole car in the street
Try my Dragon Blood
My Drawen Hidin'
My Secret Sand
Try a little black cat if your woman got another man
So easy does it as you put it in the palm of your hand
[Chorus]
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Put on a woman's feet
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Mumble
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
No, no, no
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
Hey now..
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya
Gris-Gris gumbo ya ya

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Gris gris–a voodoo sack similar to what John Bruer bought off Andy Garcia’s brother in Half Baked

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Release Date
January 22, 1968
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