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 A 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, now 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 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 lil' 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 And when I looked into your future It's the green that I see Now you little man, I don't wanna waste too much time You've been pushed around all your life You've been pushed around by your mother By your sister and your brother And if you were married You'd be pushed around by your wife But in your future, the you I see Is exactly the man you've 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? Keep up, boys 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)