#1 Hurricane - Heathen Mother lyrics

​Standing on the corner I'm proud I whistle free Change is in my pocket, feel good times ​Laughing with amusement As the sun is on my back I hear that train that's coming down the tracks ​I'm waiting for the woman That knows just what to do And cure me of an aching, ruptured back Shes the one that rode the mule And back from San Antonio And placed the dying man upon the rack ​She asked if I was he who needed all the help I just nodded and politely turned away No need to be embarra**ed Said the woman from the train I know lots of men who'd run and turn away ​Now you need my help and I will give it Yes you need my help and I will show it ​She laid me on a bed And she chanted all the names Of the gods she knew from way back long ago I put my head down easy And sn******ged to myself And asked her if she knew the one called God ​I don't recognize the name But I guess it's worth a try There's nothing that these gods cannot do ​Some call me Heathen Mother Some call me Nicky Jane Some even call me devil that is pure ​And I always get the job done With my heathen hands, I heal Always get the job done With my healing hands, I feel ​I stumbled from the bed And felt my back at ease And counted all the pennies that I had She said I don't want your pennies It's your soul that I just need And give it to the man that's on the rack ​Always get the job done With my heathen hands, I heal 'cos I always get the job done With my healing hands, I feel ​Now you need my help and I will give it ​Now you need my help and I will show it