[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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