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Yam, the King of Crops |
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Released |
1994 |
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Artist |
the Mountain Goats |
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Length |
1:55 |
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Chinese Rifle Song is the seventh song on the cassette Yam, the King of Crops. It was re-released on the compilation Protein Source of the Future...Now!.
Lyrics[]
I lay out on the patio, dreaming Lay out on the patio, dreaming And the Chinese rifles sounded in the evening air I heard them popping off everywhere I lay out on the patio, on the chaise lounge I lay out on the patio, and I let my hand rest against the hot redwood frame And the Chinese rifles sounded again I could not stomach their acumen
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "This is a song about Chinese rifles." -- This Year (2025)
Things Referenced in this Song[]
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
| Yam, the King of Crops |
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Side One: "Seed Song" • "Quetzalcoatl Comes Through" • "Omega Blaster" • "Coco-Yam Song" |
| Protein Source of the Future...Now! |
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Track list: "Going to Tennessee" • "Pure Heat" • "Handball" • "The Window Song" • "Night of the Mules" • "Going to Malibu" • "Billy the Kid's Dream of the Magic Shoes" • "Fresh Berries for You" • "Alphabetizing" • "Third Snow Song" • "The Monkey Song" • "Love Cuts the Strings" • "Pure Honey" • "Duke Ellington" • "Seed Song" • "Quetzalcoatl Comes Through • "Omega Blaster" • "Coco-Yam Song" • "Alagemo" • "Two Thousand Seasons" • "Chinese Rifle Song" • "Yam, the King of Crops • "Alpha Omega" |