This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
True love to true love
And rust to rust
I let the others cast stones
While I drew in the dust
I tried to be a good man
Something changes in the wind
I got that old black magic rolling in
Wave upon wave now
Here come the dreams
And I can't see the lighthouse
And the lighthouse can't scream
Don't you know I need you so bad
Tell me where the hell you been
I got that old black magic rolling in
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling in
I can't sleep for crying
I cry all the time
Everybody's got an angel
I got mine
Wings of a crow
Overshadowin'
I got that old black magic rolling in
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling in
I know the way it goes down
It's all in my head
I feel it rising
From its unmarked bed
Sure not the devil
Sure not his friend
But I know for sure
What's rolling in
You never asked for fire
You already were a thief
So I knew you'd be with me
When I need you to be
Steal my soul honey
Keep it for me when
I got that old black magic rolling in
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling in
There was a time I knew ya
You knew me
There was nothing in between us
Far as we could see
Don't you know I need my true love
My truest friend
I got that old black magic rolling in
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling in
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling in
And rust to rust
I let the others cast stones
While I drew in the dust
I tried to be a good man
Something changes in the wind
I got that old black magic rolling in
Wave upon wave now
Here come the dreams
And I can't see the lighthouse
And the lighthouse can't scream
Don't you know I need you so bad
Tell me where the hell you been
I got that old black magic rolling in
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling in
I can't sleep for crying
I cry all the time
Everybody's got an angel
I got mine
Wings of a crow
Overshadowin'
I got that old black magic rolling in
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling in
I know the way it goes down
It's all in my head
I feel it rising
From its unmarked bed
Sure not the devil
Sure not his friend
But I know for sure
What's rolling in
You never asked for fire
You already were a thief
So I knew you'd be with me
When I need you to be
Steal my soul honey
Keep it for me when
I got that old black magic rolling in
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling in
There was a time I knew ya
You knew me
There was nothing in between us
Far as we could see
Don't you know I need my true love
My truest friend
I got that old black magic rolling in
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling in
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling in
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Old Black Magic Lyrics as written by Joshua Benjamin Ritter
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