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The fortune queen of New Orleans
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Was brushing her cat in her black limou-sine
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On the back seat were scratches
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From the marks of men her fortune she had won
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Couldn't see through the tinted glass
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She said, "Home James" he hit the gas
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I followed her to some darkened room
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She took my money, she said, "I'll be with you soon"
[Chorus]
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Dark lady laughed and danced
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And lit the candles one by one
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Danced to her gypsy music
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Till her brew was done
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Dark lady played black magic
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Till the clock struck on the twelve
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She told me more about me
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Than I knew myself
[Verse 2]
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She dealt two cards, a queen and a three
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And mumbled some words
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That were so strange to me
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Then she turned up a two-eyed jack
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My eyes saw red but the card
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Still stayed black
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She said the man you love is secretly true
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To someone else who is very close to you
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My advice is that you leave this place
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Never come back and forget you ever saw my face
[Chorus]
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Dark lady laughed and danced
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And lit the candles one by one
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Danced to her gypsy music
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Till her brew was done
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Dark lady played black magic
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Till the clock struck on the twelve
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She told me more about me
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Than I knew myself
[Verse 3]
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So I ran home and crawled in my bed
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I couldn't sleep because of all the things she said
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Then I remembered her strange perfume
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And how I smelled it once in my own room
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So I sneaked back and caught her with my man
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Laughing and kissing till they saw the gun in my hand
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The next thing I knew they were dead on the floor
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Dark lady would never turn a card up anymore
[Chorus]
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Dark lady laughed and danced
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And lit the candles one by one
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Danced to her gypsy music
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Till her brew was done
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Dark lady played black magic
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Till the clock struck on the twelve
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She told me more about me
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Than I knew mysel