Lyrics
ol hangin moon castin rays
Reference to the moon casting its light on a landscape.
on them raw bones and swampland graves
Describing a scene of raw bones and graves in a swampy area.
the dirty thirties
Referring to the 1930s, a challenging period in history.
in a bible belt town
Set in a town within the Bible Belt region.
a bad moon rising, a son going down
Symbolic depiction of ominous events, with a bad moon and a son going down.
olde fashion black magik
Introduction of old-fashioned black magic as a theme.
The left hand shaking
Describing a mysterious, possibly sinister, action with the left hand.
the right hand of god
Symbolizing a connection between supernatural forces and divine power.
a souther preacher's grin
Depicting a southern preacher's sly grin.
and a black magic woman's nod
Highlighting the nod of approval from a black magic woman.
brothers and sisters a bad seed's a comin
Warning of the arrival of a troublesome individual, a "bad seed."
a vodoo child is born
Birth of a voodoo child with potential mystical powers.
a southern church shunnin
A southern church rejecting or ostracizing the supernatural child.
olde fashion black magik
Reiteration of old-fashioned black magic as a prevailing theme.
hell bound son of a preacher,
Description of a son of a preacher destined for damnation.
a bad seed's a comin
Reiteration of the warning about the impending arrival of a "bad seed."
hell bound son of preacher,the bayou's a floodin
Emphasizing the son of a preacher being hell-bound, with natural disasters like flooding in the bayou.
brothers and sisters a bad seeds a comin
Repetition of the cautionary message regarding the arrival of troublesome individuals.
that southern devils hummin
Suggesting a humming sound associated with the devil in the southern context.
and the bayou's a floodin'
Continuation of the theme with the bayou flooding as a symbolic event.
and a bad seeds a comin
Reiteration of the warning about the arrival of a "bad seed."
a boone county bayou bellow
Introduction of a specific location, Boone County Bayou, with a deep, ominous sound.
with the devil on my breath
Personal connection to the devil with a breath reference.
whiskey on my lips
Indication of personal indulgence with whiskey on the lips.
soon ill meet my death
Expressing an anticipation of approaching death.
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