Lyrics
I'll show you man who walk on fire
I'll show you a man who can walk on fire
And don't get burned
He can do so without getting burned
Don't get burned, don't get burned
Emphasizing that he doesn't get burned
He don't get burned
Reiterating that the man does not get burned
I'll show you man who tread on glass
Introducing another feat: walking on glass without getting cut
And he don't get cut
He can tread on glass without getting cut
Don't get cut, don't get cut
Reiterating that the man does not get cut
He don't get cut
Emphasizing that he doesn't get cut
You can take a knife and slit his throat
Describing the man's resilience – even if his throat is slit, he won't die
And he won't drop dead
Reiterating that the man won't drop dead even if his throat is slit
Won't drop dead, won't drop dead
Emphasizing that the man won't drop dead
He won't drop dead
Reiterating that the man won't drop dead
Been a ju-ju boy for a thousand years
Describing the man as a ju-ju boy with longevity, having been one for a thousand years
And he ain't cut yet
Emphasizing that despite being a ju-ju boy, he has not been cut yet
Ain't cut yet, ain't cut yet
Reiterating that the man has not been cut yet
He ain't cut yet
Emphasizing again that he has not been cut yet
Hold 'em
Command to hold or control
You've got to crease 'em and fold 'em
Instructions to manipulate or control people
You've got to shape 'em and mould 'em
Further instructions on shaping and molding people
Take a piece of their soul man
Utilizing a piece of someone's soul for manipulation
Well he can take a little moonlight
Describing the man's ability to absorb moonlight
Suck the poison from a snakebite
He can extract poison from a snakebite
Movin' round about midnight
Moving around at midnight, suggesting a mystical power
He's got the power of life
Attributing the power of life to the man
See the sacrifice of the virgin women
Observing a ritual involving the sacrifice of virgin women
See the deadly snake and the headless chicken
Witnessing ritualistic elements like a deadly snake and a headless chicken
Take a sip from dripping red
Partaking in a ritual by sipping from dripping red, possibly blood
Make it with the living dead
Suggesting a connection with the living dead through a ritual
Take you up when you feeling down
Offering help when feeling down
When you're sick he will come around
Assuring assistance when sick
Takes his cures from out the ground
Using natural cures derived from the ground
He's the one who can hypnotize
Highlighting the man's hypnotic abilities
And you'll never believe your eyes
Expressing disbelief in the extraordinary things witnessed
He can cause the dead to rise
Stating the man's power to resurrect the dead
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