[Verse 1] At the cypress bend where the dead grass bows I saw a lantern swayin' through the black mud glow A woman in a red coat with a mason jar charm She smiled like a verdict and held out her palm [Pre-Chorus] She said, "Boy, keep still don't blink too fast" "The bayou keeps receipts on every past" [Chorus] Mind your soul mind your soul Mind your soul before you go Favorable deal favorable deal It takes one name to seal the seal (seal the seal) [Verse 2] She laid out bone dice on a split-gum stump Three crow feathers, salt lines and a boot heel thump I heard my own heartbeat under roots and rain Like a chain in a bucket dragging through the cane [Pre-Chorus] She said, "Boy, keep still don't call my bluff" "The water takes the weak and never gives enough" [Chorus] Mind your soul mind your soul Mind your soul before you go Favorable deal favorable deal It takes one name to seal the seal (seal the seal) [Bridge] I saw my reflection in a crawfish tin Two eyes like a stranger staring back at him She laughed real low and the trees leaned in "Sign right here, honey let the night begin" (let the night begin) [Final Chorus] Mind your soul mind your soul Mind your soul before you go Favorable deal favorable deal I heard the mud say "don't let it grow" (don't let it grow) Mind your soul mind your soul Mind your soul before you go Favorable deal favorable deal It takes one name to seal the seal (seal the seal)
