The fortune queen of New Orleans
Was brushing her cat in her black limousine
On the backseat were scratches from
The marks of men, her fortune she had won
Couldn't see through the tinted glass
She said, home James, and he hit the gas
Followed her to some darkened room
She took my money, she said
I'll be with you soon
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Dark Lady laughed and danced
And lit the candles one by one
Danced to her gypsy music
Til her brew was done
Dark Lady played black magic
Til the clock struck on the twelve
She told me more about me
Than I knew myself
She dealt two cards
A queen and a three
And mumbled some words
That were so strange to me
And then she turned up a two-eyed jack
My eyes saw red
But the card still stayed black
She said the man you love
Is secretly true
To someone else
Who is very close to you
My advice is that you leave this place
Never come back and forget
You ever saw my face
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So I ran home and crawled in my bed
I couldn't sleep because
Of all the things she said
Then I remembered her strange perfume
And how I smelled it was in my own room
So I sneaked back
And caught her with my man
Laughing and kissing
Til they saw the gun in my hand
The next thing I knew
They were dead on the floor
Dark Lady would never
Turn a card up anymore
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