Herman's Hermits Lyrics
"Love Potion No. 9 [Live]"

I took my troubles down to Madame Ruth
You know the gypsy with the gold-capped tooth
She's got a pad down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
Selling little bottles of Love Potion Number 9

I told her that I was a flop with chicks
Been this way since 1966
She looked at my palm, gave a secret sign
Said, 'what you need is Love Potion Number 9'

She bent down, turned around, gave me a wink
She said, 'I'm gonna mix it up right here in the sink'
It smelled like turpentine and looked like Indian ink
I held my nose, closed my eyes, I took a drink

I didn't know if it was day or night
Started kissing everything in sight
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number 9
Oh, yeah

Love Potion Number 9

She bent down, turned around, gave me a wink
She said, 'I'm gonna mix it up right here in the sink'
It smelled like turpentine and looked like Indian ink
I held my nose, closed my eyes, I took a drink

I didn't know if it was day or night
Started kissing everything in sight
But when I kissed a cop down on Thirty-Fourth and Vine
He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number 9
Love Potion Number 9
Love Potion Number 9
Love Potion Number 9