The Voodoo Walk Lyrics - Working Man's Cafe - Ray Davies

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