Malted Milk is an unreleased song by The Mountain Goats, only available in a live recording from the 1992-07-22 - Munchie's - Pomona, CA show.
Lyrics[]
Two weeks later You ask me what did I do? Right after I got the great big [brush?] off from you. And I checked my pulse And I caught my breath And I, I guess you know what happens next. I sat down and I drank my malted milk. [x2] You, you say You say I'm easily appeased. But you, you don't know The feeling that shoots through me With a tall glass of malted milk. Cold as ice, smooth as silk. I sit down and I try real hard to forget That you, you and I Ever met. Yesterday, You came over, And you found me stretched out on the sofa. And you said you were gonna call a medic Cuz I looked so pathetic, Lying there, Smiling brightly, Staring at you. Malted milk in my hand, still as a statue. I sat down and I drank my malted milk. [x4]
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- [in reply to a tweet asking 'who are the dark mountain boys?'] "no that's not them on electric guitar. They are the singers on the song 'Malted Milk' at that show. How/why do I remember this" -- John's Twitter
Things Referenced in this Song[]
- Robert Johnson also wrote a song called "Malted Milk", but it's unknown whether this song has anything to do with that one. (The Mountain Goats covered another Robert Johnson song, Hellhound on My Trail, on Nothing for Juice.)