289. You Go To My Head (1936)
lyrics by Haven Gillespie
music by J. Fred Coots
follows 4 versions of this song
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1938 | MT | 83 | Complete on Columbia v.4 | 13 | 2’52” |
You go to my head
And you linger like a haunting refrain
And I find you spinning ’round in my brain
Like the bubbles in a glass of champagneYou go to my head
Like a sip of sparkling Burgundy brew
And I find the very mention of you
Like the kicker in a julep or twoThe thrill of the thought
That you might give a thought
To my pleaCasts a spell over me
Still I say to myself
Get ahold of yourself
Can’t you see that it never can beYou go to my head with a smile
That makes my temperature rise
Like a summer with a thousand Julys
You intoxicate my soul with your eyesThough I’m certain that this heart of mine
Hasn’t a ghost of a chance
In this crazy romance
You go to my head, you go to my head(bridge)
Though I’m certain that this heart of mine
Hasn’t a ghost of a chance
In this crazy romance
You go to my head, you go to my head
2nd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1938 | AT | 83a | Complete on Columbia v.8 | 13 | 2’51” |
You go to my head
And you linger like a haunting refrain
And I find you spinning round in my brain
Like the bubbles in a glass of champagneYou go to my head
Like a sip of sparkling Burgundy brew
And I find the very mention of you
Like the kicker in a julep or twoThe thrill of the thought
That you might give a thought
To my plea casts a spell over me
Still I say to myself
Get ahold of yourself
Can’t you see that it never can beYou go to my head with a smile
That makes my temperature rise
Like a summer with a thousand Julys
You intoxicate my soul with your eyesThough I’m certain that this heart of mine
Hasn’t a ghost of a chance
In this crazy romance
You go to my head, you go to my head(bridge)
Though I’m certain that this heart of mine
Hasn’t a ghost of a chance
In this crazy romance
You go to my head, you go to my head
3rd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1952 | MT | 221 | Complete on Verve v.1 | 20 | 2’54” |
You go to my head
And you linger like a haunting refrain
And I find you spinning round in my brain
Like the bubbles in a glass of champagneYou go to my head
Like a sip of sparkling Burgundy brew
And I find the very mention of you
Like the kicker in a julep or twoThe thrill of the thought
That you might give a thought
To my plea
Casts a spell over me
But I say to myself
Get ahold of yourself
Can’t you see that it never can beYou go to my head with a smile
That makes my temperature rise
Like a summer with a thousand Julys
You intoxicate my soul with your eyesAnd I’m certain that this heart of mine
Hasn’t a ghost of a chance
In this crazy romance
You go to my head
You go to my head
4th version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1953 | LR | 105 | Perfect Complete Collection v.5 | 15 | 3’28” |
You go to my head
And you linger like a haunting refrain
And I find you spinning round in my brain
Like the bubbles in a glass of champagneYou go to my head
Like a sip of sparkling Burgundy brew
Then I find the very mention of you
Like the kicker in a julep or twoThe thrill of the thought
That you might give a thought
To my plea
Casts a spell over me
But I say to myself
Get ahold of yourself
Can’t you see that it never can beYou go to my head
With a smile that makes my temperature rise
Like a summer with a thousand Julys
You intoxicate my soul with your eyesAnd I’m certain that this heart of mine
Hasn’t a ghost of a chance
In this crazy romance
You go to my head
You go to my head
Notes |
A mint julep was a popular cocktail (collaboration of Jerry Meyer from NY; I also thank his accurate text revision).