Four New Trees | |
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Album |
Hail and Farewell, Gothenburg |
Released |
N/A |
Artist |
the Mountain Goats |
Length |
2:17 |
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Four New Trees is the third song on the unreleased album Hail and Farewell, Gothenburg.
Lyrics[]
The first new tree is tall and good It gives hard dark brown burning wood When winter comes it stands right outside With its blossom-laden arms spread wide The second new tree gives out sweet sticky fruit And it took a long time to take root Sometimes we thought it had given up the spirit But now it makes me happy when I'm just standing near it The third new tree stands just west of the barn Its best branch is no thicker than my arm I will water him everyday And I will chase all the termites away But the fourth new tree is my enemy Yeah the fourth new tree shouldn't be here The fourth new tree Sets its tendrils through the water mains and tries to poison me His leaves are thick, and always falling, and pure
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Hail and Farewell, Gothenburg |
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Track list: "Hello, Old Rabbit" • "You're So Vain" • "Four New Trees" • "I Love You, Let's Light Ourselves on Fire" • "Milk Song" • "Ghosts" • "Red Choral Diamond Spray" • "Ending the Alphabet" • "Crane" • "One Frozen River" |