Cover art for I Walk on Guilded Splinters by Dr. John

I Walk on Guilded Splinters

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Jan. 22, 19681 viewer30.5K views

I Walk on Guilded Splinters Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Some people think they jive me but I know they must be crazy
Don't see they misfortune, else they just too lazy
J'suis le Grand Zombie, my yellow belt of choison
Ain't afraid of no tom cat, fill my brains with poison
Walk through the fire, fly through the smoke
See my enemy at the end of dey rope
Walk on pins and needles, see what they can do
Walk on guilded splinters with the king of the Zulu

[Chorus]
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
(Corn)

[Post-Chorus]
(Corn boule killy caw caw) Ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta
(Walk on guilded splinters) Ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta

[Verse 2]
I rolled out my coffin and drink poison in my chalice
Pride begins to fade and y'all feel my malice
Put gris-gris on your doorstep, soon you'll be in the gutter
Melt your heart like butter, a-a-and I can make you stutter

[Chorus]
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
[Post-Chorus]
Ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta

[Chorus]
(Corn boule killy caw caw) Ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta
(Walk on guilded splinters) Ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta

[Verse 3]
(Corn boule killy caw caw) Coco Robichaux
(Walk on guilded splinters) Come on down to my soiree
(Corn boule killy caw caw) Bring your parain, your Marie,
(Walk on guilded splinters) Your Mamie, your Dondi, your cousin
(Corn boule killy caw caw) And the whole family
(Walk on guilded splinters) No fine de cose bonne?
(Corn boule killy caw caw) La jovial la chandelle?
(Walk on guilded splinters) C’est la fée Carabosse
(Corn boule killy caw caw) Coco Robicheaux
(Walk on guilded splinters) Coco Robicheaux
(Corn boule killy caw caw) Padre diablo?
(Walk on guilded splinters) Gran come the bride?
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
(Corn boule killy caw caw) With your Coco Robicheaux
(Walk on guilded splinters) With your Coco Robicheaux
[Post-Chorus]
Ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta
Ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta

[Chorus]
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters

[Verse 3]
(Corn boule killy caw caw) Coco Robicheaux
(Walk on guilded splinters) Dine at the soiree on the bayou
[?]

[Post-Chorus]
Ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta
Ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta

[Chorus]
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters

[Verse 4]
Coco Robicheaux, ha
[Post-Chorus]
Ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta, ti l'Alberta

[Chorus]
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule

[Outro]
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters
Corn boule killy caw caw
Walk on guilded splinters

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Genius Annotation

Dr. John stated that the song was based on a traditional voodoo church song. He said: “It’s supposed to be ‘Splendors’, but I turned it into ‘Splinters’… I just thought splinters sounded better and I always pictured splinters when I sung it.”

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