I have done a bit more thinking about this song and while the surface meaningmay have to do with some creepy dude he saw while skiing, "Hoodoo Operator" is most likely a metaphor for satan.
It becomes obvious with these lyrics
"Ah, he'll sell you liquids
To cure that whooping cough
And fine liniments
At a poor man's cost
Ah, but when your time is up boy
And you feel that chill
He will come softly knocking
To collect his bill"
Meaning, all the trespasses of life (quick fixes like lies, eic.) will be payed for in the afterlife.
I have done a bit more thinking about this song and while the surface meaningmay have to do with some creepy dude he saw while skiing, "Hoodoo Operator" is most likely a metaphor for satan. It becomes obvious with these lyrics
"Ah, he'll sell you liquids To cure that whooping cough And fine liniments At a poor man's cost Ah, but when your time is up boy And you feel that chill He will come softly knocking To collect his bill" Meaning, all the trespasses of life (quick fixes like lies, eic.) will be payed for in the afterlife.