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Over there in India a Hindoo resides smoking his hoakam all day |
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Opium and bits of rope and fag ends besides, a wise man from the East Whitechapel way. |
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He's got a lovely palace on the beach |
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He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man. |
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He's got twelve bedrooms with eight wives in each, |
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He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man. |
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He's got one wife who wears a veil, it covers half her face, |
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From her nose right to her toes you'll see nothing else but space. |
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She'll dance and waggle her \"San Fairy Ann\" |
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For the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man. |
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He practices his magic in the Eastern bazaar |
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Slave girls come under his spell |
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When he puts on the fluence, |
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They don't know where they are |
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He does Indian tricks and dirty tricks as well. |
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Now what he fancies always does him good |
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He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man. |
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He lives on rice, roast beef and Yorkshire pud |
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He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man. |
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He wears a dishcloth round his waist, |
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His favourite wife called Nellie |
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Said, \"You'd look well if the darned thing fell |
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You'd have nowt to cover your... |
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He said \"Who cares, I could always wear a fan |
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I'm a Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man. |
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He looks just like a Nabob of renown |
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He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man |
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A Nabob, two bob, three bob, half a crown. |
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He's a Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man. |
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A Princess brought him jewels and said |
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\"For all your love I yearn\" |
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But jewels could not compare with what |
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He went and gave her in return. |
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He's ninety nine, but he does all he can. |
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For a Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo Man. |