Spittle has been valued as a charm against all evil since ancient times. The Roman writer Pliny said it averted witchcraft and helped in giving an enemy a shrewder blow. The custom has continued to the present day and there are several examples in different countries of spitting thrice over the left...
I thought you were gone, out of my life
I'm not surprised, clever disguise
But you're like a demon want to feed
Into satisfy real lies
Monkeys on my back
Holding me down
Black dogs in the corner
Looking up at me
[Chorus:]
I'm superstitious spit three times over my shoulder
I hit the ground hard
It's you, I'm addicted to you
I got the fever in me
Sneak in the dark, snuck to my bed
Crawling my spine, time has gone by
Know how you hide, clever disguise
Little time flies, it's how I get by
But you're like an old friend or an enemy
Holding me down
Black dogs in the corner
Looking up at me
[Chorus]
How is it gonna go? Baby you know
You're the fever that's me
[Chorus]
How is it gonna go? Leave me alone
You're addicted to me
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
I'm addicted to you
Neneh Cherry released Spit Three Times on Tue Feb 25 2014.