Dirty Saint

Down in a bayou where nobody goes He was making love to Marie Laveau Conjuring magic, tricks up his sleeve Sprinkled her heart with the four thieves Out of his mind, totally sane Doin' the second line with a walkin' cane Dirty saint, dirty saint Might be in heaven But he probably ain't Played so sweet Make a woman faint They'll never be another Like the dirty saint He could stagger, he could stroll Stole tricknology from Jelly Roll Pumping them pedals like a getaway car Had his finger shot off in downtown bar Always knew how to kill the pain That was more than holy water flowin' in his veins Dirty saint, dirty saint Might be in heaven But he probably ain't Played so sweet Make a woman faint They'll never be another Like that dirty saint Jackamo, iko junco too That dirty saint's gonna get to you His heart was pure, his soul was clean Blackest white man that you ever seen He had the fever he had the funk He made sure that it never stunk Used his gris gris to fight the hate Dancing his way through the pearly gates Dirty saint, dirty saint Might be in heaven But he probably ain't Played so sweet Made the women faint They'll never be another Like that dirty saint Dirty saint, dirty saint Might be in heaven But he probably ain't Kept the funk alive and that's a fact There'll never be another Mac Rebennack Dirty saint, dirty saint Might be in heaven But he probably ain't Gilded splinters he walked on There'll never be another like Doctor John Never be another like the dirty saint