Exuma ... You hear We gotta take our time Gettin´ this one started
Hey mamma soul mamma soul papa
Hey soul body soul body soul body Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey yah gonna take my time Gettin´ this one togheter Gonna take my time Gettin´ this one togheter Gotta go home now Gotta go home yea You know about the holy roller church? Ain´t that were it started? Ha Ha I know We´ve outgrown it now And I cry that I think that I can´t do I like money yah I like fine clothes I like all of it But I know where my roots are You hear me
Sometimes my daughter says "Mamma I don´t understand them people" I don´t either, but I´m fond of ´em And I like it Say hey hey Need your help, hey hey Cool down now, hey hey
Obeah woman Yes, I´m the Obeah woman Do you know what one is? Ha do you know what an Obeah woman is? I´m the Obeah woman from beneath the sea To get to satan you gotta pass through me ´Cause I know the angels name by name I can eat thunder and drink the rain Been through enough
Yeah they call me Nita and Pices too There ain´t nothing that I can´t do If I choose to, if you let me
Ha I´m the Obeah woman, above pain I can eat thunder and drink the rain I kiss the moon and hug the sun And call the spirits and make ´em run You hear me? You hear me? ´Cause I ain´t praying, never was Just waiting for my time Waiting for to die Hackle and patience Hackle and patience oh yeah
Obeah now Obeah Obeah now
I´m the Obeah woman from beneath the sea To get to satan baby you gotta pass through me I know the angels name by name I can eat thunder and drink the rain How you think I lasted this long? Alright, alright I kiss the moon and hug the sun O yeah oh well oh well You people from the islands Know about the Obeah woman I did´t put the name on myself And I don´t like it Sometimes, but the weight is too heavy The weight is too heavy Let´ finish it