Nina Simone - Obeah Woman Lyrics
Tony mckayExuma ... you hearWe gotta take our timeGettin this one startedHey mamma soul mamma soul papaHey soul body soul body soul bodyHey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heyHey yah gonna take my timeGettin this one togheterGonna take my timeGettin this one togheterGotta go home nowGotta go home yeaYou know about the holy roller church?Aint that were it started?Ha ha I knowWeve outgrown it nowAnd I cry that I think that I cant doI like money yahI like fine clothesI like all of itBut I know where my roots areYou hear meSometimes my daughter saysMamma I dont understand them peopleI dont either, but Im fond of emAnd I like itSay hey heyNeed your help, hey heyCool down now, hey heyObeah womanYes, Im the obeah womanDo you know what one is?Ha do you know what an obeah woman is?Im the obeah woman from beneath the seaTo get to satan you gotta pass through mecause I know the angels name by nameI can eat thunder and drink the rainBeen through enoughYeah they call me nita and pices tooThere aint nothing that I cant doIf I choose to, if you let meHa Im the obeah woman, above painI can eat thunder and drink the rainI kiss the moon and hug the sunAnd call the spirits and make em runYou hear me?You hear me?cause I aint praying, never wasJust waiting for my timeWaiting for to dieHackle and patienceHackle and patience oh yeahObeah nowObeah obeah nowIm the obeah woman from beneath the seaTo get to satan baby you gotta pass through meI know the angels name by nameI can eat thunder and drink the rainHow you think I lasted this long?Alright, alrightI kiss the moon and hug the sunO yeah oh well oh wellYou people from the islandsKnow about the obeah womanI didt put the name on myselfAnd I dont like itSometimes, but the weight is too heavyThe weight is too heavyLet finish it
