Story Behind The Song
A stormy love affair, back in the day, with a wild woman in Brooklyn
Song Description
Memories of being under a lover's spell.
| Song Length |
4:22 |
Genre |
Blues - Rock, Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Moving |
Subject |
Lost Love, Making Love |
| Similar Artists |
Dr. John, The Neville Brothers |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Down in Brooklyn, a long time ago,
There was a woman I used to know.
Her hair was dark, her eyes were blue, And they cast a voodoo spell on you.
She shook my body, she moved my soul, She knew how to rock and roll,
Down in Brooklyn, a long time ago.
Down in Brooklyn, way back when,
She said she just wanted to be my friend
She took me to her place late one night And she lit her room with candlelight.
We made love there and then
Right there in that voodoo den
Down in Brooklyn I remember when
Down in Brooklyn, back in the day
That woman knew how to get her way
She made me laugh she made me cry
She made me moan she made me sigh
We made love every which way
Until she rocked my blues away
Down in Brooklyn, back in the day.
Down in Brooklyn, when I was young
She beguiled me with her serpent tongue
She wrecked my marriage she broke my heart
She tore my peaceful world apart.
When the match was over and my song was sung
I knew that my bell was rung,
Down in Brooklyn, when I was young.
Down in Brooklyn, I remember still
She left me in that December chill.
The streets were full of holiday cheer But in my heart was a Christmas tear.
But I can't complain I had my fill, There were other girls I had to thrill
Down in Brooklyn, I remember still.