Friends on the Other Side

Don't you disrespect me, little man

Don't you derogate or deride

You're in my world now, not your world

And I got friends on the other side

He's got friends on the other side

That's an echo, gentlemen

Just a little something we have here in Louisiana

Little parlor trick, don't worry

Sit down at my table, put your minds at ease

If you relax, it will enable me to do anything I please

I can read your future, I can change it 'round some, too

I'll look deep into your heart and soul

You do have a soul, don't you, Lawrence?

Make your wildest dreams come true

I got Voodoo, I got Hoodoo

I got things I ain't even tried

And I got friends on the other side

He's got friends on the other side

The cards, the cards, the cards will tell

The past, the present, and the future as well

The cards, the cards, just take three

Take a little trip into your future with me

Ooh-ooh

Now you, young man, are from across the sea

You come from two long lines of royalty

I'm a royal myself, on my mother's side

Your lifestyle's high, but your funds are low

You need to marry a little honey whose daddy got dough

Mom and Dad cut you off, huh, playboy?

Now y'all gotta get hitched, but hitchin' ties you down

You just wanna be free, hop from place to place

But freedom takes green

It's the green, it's the green, it's the green you need (Green, green, green)

And when I looked into your future, it's the green that I seen

On you, little man, I don't wanna waste much time

You've been pushed around all your life

You been pushed 'round by your mother and your sister

And your brother, and if you was married

You'd be pushed 'round by your wife

But in your future, the you I see

Is exactly the man you always wanted to be

Shake my hand, come on, boys

Won't you shake a poor sinner's hand?

Yes, are you ready?

Are you ready?

Are you ready?

Transformation central (Transformation central)

Reformation central (Reformation central)

Transmogrification central

Can you feel it?

You're changin', you're changin', you're changin', all right

I hope you're satisfied, but if you ain't, don't blame me

You can blame my friends on the other side

You got what you wanted

But you lost what you had

Ah

Hush!