Congo Square Sonny Landreth, Mel Melton, Dave Ranson
Might be superstition but some kind of somethin' Goin' on down there It might be superstition but some kind of somethin' Goin' on down there It's an old time tradition when they play their Drums at night in Congo Square
You can hear 'em in the distance And the old folks up the bayou say a prayer You can hear 'em in the distance And the old folks up the bayou say a prayer That's when the voodoo people gather And they play their drums at night in Congo Square ... voodoo people
My eyes were not believin' What I seen there but I could not turn away My eyes were not believin' What I seen there but I could not turn away They had that mojo in motion And I seen 'em dance in trance with that snake ... snake dance
It might be superstition But when I hear 'em in the night I say a prayer Yeah it might be superstition But when I hear 'em in the night I say a prayer Because I respects tradition Like the kind they carry on in Congo Square ... Congo Square