Originally Posted by
bradsupremes
"Witchi Tai To" is without a doubt the most unusual and most experimental song the group ever recorded. I've always loved it when it was originally done by Jim Pepper. It's been a heavily covered song especially on the FM radio stations. This version by the ladies, just Mary & Cindy, certainly captures the mystique and essence the song requires. It's fun to listen to and the Funk Brothers soar on that arrangement.
If anyone is wondering what the lyrics are, these are them:
"Witchi-tai-tai, gimee rah
Whoa rah neeko, whoa rah neeko
Hey ney, hey ney, no wah
Water spirit feelin'
Springin' round my head
Makes me feel glad
That I'm not dead"
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