The Voodoo Walk

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Davray Music Ltd.

Chord file

Lyrics:

When the heat stops you sleeping at night
And the dead leaves rustle around
And the calmness keeps you awake
And you pace around the room

That's the zombie in you manifesting itself
And you cry out loud and nobody can help
And it's a one way sign to the gates of hell
And there's no way back
No, there's no way back
Ain't no wonder you can't sleep at night

You just heard the voodoo call
So you pace around, do the zombie crawl
And you shuffle around in the prison cell
Doing the voodoo walk, dancing with yourself
And you just can't blame
The zombie inside of you

Or the voodoo curse hanging over you
Or the zombie walk, like an old soft shoe
Where the voodoo man's talking inside of you
Doing the voodoo walk, voodoo walk
Ain't no evil spirits round here
Or zombie people or demons with pointy ears
Ain't no spooks waiting to appear

Doing the voodoo walk
Talking the voodoo talk
Or the voodoo howl
Doing the voodoo walk, voodoo walk

Voodoo walk, voodoo walk
Doing the voodoo walk, voodoo walk

And the days are like living in hell
You're not well but you just did it to yourself
You know the look
You can tell by that haunted stare
You're never quite here
You're never quite really there
And the cemetery's empty
'Cos the zombies are everywhere

Doing the voodoo walk
Talking the voodoo talk
Or the voodoo howl
Doing the voodoo walk

Doing the voodoo walk
Talking the voodoo talk
Or the voodoo growl
Doing the voodoo walk

This song can be found on the following releases:

stereo mix, demo version (4:25), recorded early 2007? at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
Working Man's Café 19 Feb, 2008 USA New West Records/Ammal Records NW6137 CD/DVD set
Working Man's Café 19 Feb, 2008 USA New West Records/Ammal Records NW6136 CD
Working Man's Café Mar 2008 USA New West Records/Ammal Records NW5010 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM

stereo mix (4:24), recorded Mar 2007 at Room and Board Studios, Hermitage, Nashville,Tennessee
Working Man's Café 21 Oct, 2007 UK V2 Records International TST2007SM7GB CD
Working Man's Café 22 Oct, 2007 UK V2 Records International VVR1048572 CD
Working Man's Café 19 Feb, 2008 USA New West Records/Ammal Records NW6137 CD/DVD set
Working Man's Café 19 Feb, 2008 USA New West Records/Ammal Records NW6136 CD
Working Man's Café Mar 2008 USA New West Records/Ammal Records NW5010 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM


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