The song Witchy Woman was written by Don Henley and Bernie Leadon of the Eagles. It was inspired by various women, including Zelda Fitzgerald, whose tumultuous life with her husband, writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, is well documented. The song tells the tale of a seductive, mysterious woman with almost supernatural powers. Henley began writing this song while convalescing from an illness in Los Angeles and was influenced by books and stories he was r ... See more [+] eading and listening to at the time, including Mikhail Bulgakovs The Master and Margarita.
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Raven hair and ruby lips, Sparks fly from her finger tips,
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Echoed voices in the night, She's a restless spriit on and endless flight
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Woo-hoo witchy woman, see how high she flies
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Woo-hoo witchy woman, see got the moon in her eyes
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She had me spell-bound in the night. Dancing shadows in the fire light
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Crazy laughter in another room,
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And she drove herself to madness with a silver spoon. (al coda (+) ah__ ah__
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I know you want to love her, but let me tell you brother,
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She's been sleepin in the devil's bed. There's some rumors goin round. Someone's underground,
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She can rock you in the night until your skin turns red
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Woo-hoo witchy woman, see how high she flies
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Woo-hoo witchy woman, see got the moon in her eyes