Going to Bogotá

Going to Bogotá
Album	Nothing for Juice
Released	1996
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	2:48
Previous Track	"Million"
Next Track	"Orange Ball of Pain"

Going to Bogotá is the twelfth song on the album Nothing for Juice.

Lyrics

I know what I want
And I know what we need
When the first fruits of the harvest 
Begin to blacken and bleed 
And the purple fruit gives way when you press it 
Even so slightly
And through the thatches behind the green leaves
We heard the fire-eyed macaw sing as evil as you please
And his little song
Is a very pretty song
But it's something I won't stand for

And as the sun rises over Colombia
I know we're done for

When the holes started forming in the tent
And you wondered out loud where the sunlight went
I had a mind to tell you
But I didn't want to hurt you
And if I knew how to form the words
I would ask you what you'd come for

But as the sun rises over Colombia
I know we're done for

Yeah as the sun rises over Colombia
I know we're done for
As the sun rises over Colombia
I know we're done for

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1996-08-10 - Gabe's - Iowa City, IA
• 1996-09-02 - Tokyo Rose - Charlottesville, VA
• 1997-03-01 - Replay Lounge - Lawrence, KS
• 1997-03-xx - New York University - New York, NY
• 1997-06-20 - The Black Cat - Washington, D.C.
• 1997-06-21 - Tokyo Rose - Charlottesville, VA
• 1998-02-07 - Vinyl Fever - Tallahassee, FL
• 1998-04-04 - Duke Coffeehouse - Durham, NC
• 1998-07-31 - The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
• 1999-01-23 - High Hat Blues Club - Athens, GA
• 1999-07-23 - CBGB - New York City, NY
• 2001-02-10 - The Maintenance Shop - Ames, IA
• 2001-12-07 - Good Records - Dallas, TX
• 2002-03-07 - Independent Media Center - Urbana, IL
• 2010-05-30 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
• 2016-02-24 - Sidebar Theatre - Tallahassee, FL
• 2016-02-27 - Noise Pop 2016 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA
• 2023-02-08 - The Ramkat - Winston-Salem, NC
• 2023-02-09 - Elevation 27 - Virginia Beach, VA
• 2023-02-10 - The Birchmere - Alexandria, VA
• 2023-02-11 - The Loud - Huntington, WV
• 2023-02-12 - Skully's - Columbus, OH
• 2023-02-15 - Mickey's Black Box - Lititz, PA
• 2023-02-16 - Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY
• 2023-02-17 - Musica - Akron, OH
• 2023-02-18 - Manchester Music Hall - Lexington, KY
• 2023-02-19 - The Radio Room - Greenville, SC
• 2024-01-20 - Chelsea's Live - Baton Rouge, LA

Videos of this Song

• 1999-01-23 - High Hat Blues Club - Athens, GA