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)