Love Potion No. 9
Enchanting Trials with Love Potion No. 9
Lyrics
I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth
I sought advice from Madame Ruth regarding my problems.
You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth
Madame Ruth, a gypsy with a distinctive gold-capped tooth.
She's got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
Madame Ruth resides on Thirty-Fourth and Vine, operating from a specific place (pad).
Selling little bottles of love potion number nine
She sells small bottles of a concoction known as Love Potion Number Nine.
I told her that I was a flop with chics
I informed her about my lack of success with women.
I've been this way since 1956
Expressing a history of romantic failure since 1956.
She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign
Madame Ruth examined my palm and performed a magical gesture.
She said "What you need is love potion number nine"
She recommended the remedy of Love Potion Number Nine.
She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink
She playfully gestured, suggesting a spontaneous solution.
She said "I'm gonna make it up right here in the sink"
She declared her intention to create the potion in the sink.
It smelled like turpentine, it looked like Indian ink
The potion had a pungent smell (turpentine) and an appearance similar to Indian ink.
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
I hesitated but ultimately consumed the potion, holding my nose and closing my eyes.
I didn't know if it was day or night
Under the influence, I lost track of time (day or night).
I started kissing everything in sight
Intoxicated, I began kissing everything around me.
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
During a kiss with a police officer on Thirty-Fourth and Vine, my potion bottle was shattered.
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
The cop disrupted my potion-induced behavior.
I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink
Similar to line 12, repeating the experience of taking the potion.
I didn't know if it was day or night
Repeating the disorientation caused by the potion.
I started kissing everything in sight
Repeating the uninhibited kissing spree.
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
Repeating the encounter with the cop and the destruction of the potion.
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine
Reiterating the cop's interference and the loss of the potion.
Love potion number nine
Emphasizing the title, Love Potion Number Nine.
Love Potion number nine
Repeating the emphasis on the title, Love Potion Number Nine.
Love Potion number nine
Concluding with the title, Love Potion Number Nine.
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