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Witchcraft

Words & Music by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King

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Witchcraft

Words & Music by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King

Don't do that, please stop it
Please stop it now
You know I can't take it
Please stop it now

My head is spinning a spell on me now
My head is spinning around and around
My head is spinning around and around
Your witchcraft has got me
Keep going down and down

Let me forget her, don't mention her name
You know it brings back that old burning flame
It hurts to know that she doesn't feel the same

I can't go on since she left me alone
My one desire now is to cry, now to cry
She might come back one day by and by and by

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There is some dispute as to who actually wrote this song. Officially, Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King get credit. But Chuck Carbo of the Spiders has said that Bartholomew brought him the lyrics to Withcraft, but no music. So, Carbo says he took the music from The Spiders' 1953 release, I Didn't Want to Do It (Imperial 5265), which was a #2 rhythm & blues hit for them. In any case, the original recording of Withcraft was by the Spiders on Imperial Records (Imperial 5366) in July 1955. Their recording peaked at #7 on Billboard's rhythm & blues chart.

Elvis recorded Withcraft on May 26, 1963, at RCA's Nashville studios. His single release had a seven-week stay on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at #32. Some sources have credited Withcraft with selling a million copies. This song is not to be confused with Frank Sinatra's Witchcraft.


Don't do that, please stop it Please stop it now You know I can't take it Please stop it now My head is spinning a spell on me now My head is spinning around and around My head is spinning around and around Your witchcraft has got me Keep going down and down Let me forget her, don't mention her name You know it brings back that old burning flame It hurts to know that she doesn't feel the same I can't go on since she left me alone My one desire now is to cry, now to cry She might come back one day by and by and by

There is some dispute as to who actually wrote this song. Officially, Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King get credit. But Chuck Carbo of the Spiders has said that Bartholomew brought him the lyrics to Withcraft, but no music. So, Carbo says he took the music from The Spiders' 1953 release, I Didn't Want to Do It (Imperial 5265), which was a #2 rhythm & blues hit for them. In any case, the original recording of Withcraft was by the Spiders on Imperial Records (Imperial 5366) in July 1955. Their recording peaked at #7 on Billboard's rhythm & blues chart. Elvis recorded Withcraft on May 26, 1963, at RCA's Nashville studios. His single release had a seven-week stay on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at #32. Some sources have credited Withcraft with selling a million copies. This song is not to be confused with Frank Sinatra's Witchcraft.