A shaman is a person who can cross into the spiritual world, gaining insights not available to most mortals. Doors lead singer Jim Morrison had a bit of an obsession with shamans dating back to The Doors' 1968 album Waiting For The Sun, in particular the song "Not To Touch The Earth." He had read a book called Shamanism by Andreas Lommel that piqued his interest. In "Shaman's Blues" he follows that theme, looking into the mind of a shaman.
The spoken bit at the end was created by layering various ad-lib segments from Jim Morrison's tracks.
On the CD version, the line "And your mind" is repeated six times rather than four.
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