Baron Samedi

Step behind the velvet curtain
For his court assembles today
Where all with life still in them
Quickly pale and wither away

The baron samedi
Judges all
The baron samedi
Rules all
The baron samedi
Watches all
The baron samedi

When the silence comes
And the music died
He plays the funeral drums
Subtle and dignified
Waltzing to the sounds of his violin
Waltzing to his loving tunes of loss and decay
Ravens perch upon his shoulders
Under the glow of haitian moon
And sure enough this morbid fellow
Expects you'll be visiting soon

The baron samedi
Judges all
The baron samedi
Rules all
The baron samedi
Watches all
The baron samedi

When the silence comes
And the music died
He plays the funeral drums
Subtle and dignified
Waltzing to the sounds of his violin
Waltzing to his loving tunes of loss and decay