Mister Charlie

Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Ron McKernan

I take a little powder
I take a little salt
I put it in my shotgun
And I go walking out

Chorus
Chooba chooba (chooba chooba)
Wooly Bully (wooly bully) (note 1)
Looking high (looking high)
Looking low (looking low)
Gonna scare you up and shoot ya
'Cause Mister Charlie told me so

I won't even take your life
Won't even take a limb
Just unload my shotgun (note 2)
And take a little skin

[chorus]

Well you take a silver dollar
Take a silver dime
Mix it up together (note 3)
In some alligator wine

I can hear the drums
Voodoo all night long
Mister Charlie telling me
I can't do nothing wrong

[chorus]

Mister Charlie told me (note 4)
Thought you'd like to know
Give you a little warning
Before I let you go

[chorus]
Gonna scare you up and shoot you
Mister Charlie told me, Mister Charlie told me so

You collect your dollar
You collect your dime
You pack yourself a suitcase
And head on down the line