Why you stare at I
Don’t put your bad eye on I
Do you think I be handsome
Do you think I be rich
Do you think I be healthy
You, you stupid witch
You so full of jealousy
Why you put your evil eye on me?
Why you put your evil eye on me?
I say ‘Hamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa’
To fight the Evil Eye
Spit 3 times, hold the palm of your hand high
To deflect the power of the Evil Eye
‘Hamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa’
Why you stare at I
With that evil eye
The Lord He protect I
And these Jumbie beads wear I
A doctor can’t cure Maljo
Only a Spirit Man can
All people round the world know
About the devil’s eye on man
I say ‘Hamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa’
To fight the Evil Eye
Spit 3 times, hold the palm of your hand high
To deflect the power of the Evil Eye
‘Hamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa’
It can make the strong weak
Make the rich man poor
Make the healthy ill
And turn your world upside down
You might think it’s an old wives tale, old folk lore
Look in the Bible at Matthew 6:23 and Luke 11:34
Look in the Bible at Matthew 6:23 and Luke 11:34
I say ‘Hamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa’
To fight the Evil Eye
Spit 3 times, hold the palm of your hand high
To deflect the power of the Evil Eye
‘Hamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa’
‘Hamsa, Hamsa, Hamsa’
Why you stare at I
Don’t put your bad eye on I
Do you think I be handsome
Do you think I be rich
Do you think I be healthy
You, you stupid witch
You so full of jealousy
Why you put your evil eye on me?
Why you put your evil eye on me?
Why you put your evil eye on me?
credits
from Rise Up!,
released April 12, 2023
Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
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