I took my troubles down to madame Rue You know that Gypsy with a gold-cap tooth? She's got a pad on Thirty-Fourth and Vine Sellin' little bottles of Love Potion Number Nine I told her that I was a flop with chicks I've been this way since 1956 She looked at my palm and she made a magic sign She said "what you need is Love potion number 9" She bent down and turned around and gave me a wink She said "I'm gonna mix up right here in the sink" It smelled like turpentine and looked like Indian ink I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink I didn't know it was day or night I started kissin' everthing in sight But when I kissed a cop at Thirty-Fourth and Vine He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink I didn't know it was day or night I started kissin' everything in sight But when I kissed a cop at Thirty-Fourth and Vine He broke my little bottle of Love Potion Number Nine Love Potion Number Nine Love Potion Number Nine