Orange Ball of Pain

Orange Ball of Pain
Album	Nothing for Juice
Released	1996
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	3:24
Previous Track	"Going to Bogotá"
Next Track	"Going to Kansas"

Orange Ball of Pain is the thirteenth song on the album Nothing for Juice.

Lyrics

When I saw it on the bakery carousel 
I knew I had to have it for my own
I eased it out
And I brought it home
Why don't you try some
I already had some myself

Is that the most delicious thing 
You ever tasted in your life
Is that the most delicious thing 
You ever tasted in your life

And then the cold sorrow gripped me by the throat
And then I felt the colder sadness taking hold
I knew I had to have it for my own
Why don't you try some
Why don't you try some

Is that the most delicious thing 
You ever tasted in your life
Is that the most delicious thing 
You ever tasted in your life

And I saw the snow against the window
And I saw the snow hit the window
And I saw the snow brush against the window
And then I saw the snow again

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "This is off the new album, and I'm pretty proud of this song." -- 1996-09-03 - Fletcher's - Baltimore, MD

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1996-01-15 - Brownie's - New York City, NY
• 1996-09-03 - Fletcher's - Baltimore, MD
• 1997-06-21 - Tokyo Rose - Charlottesville, VA
• 1997-07-16 - Capitol Theater - Olympia, WA
• 1999-01-23 - High Hat Blues Club - Athens, GA
• 2000-09-17 - The Make-Out Room - San Francisco, CA
• 2019-08-08 - The Broadberry - Richmond, VA
• 2024-10-20 - McCarter Theatre Center - Princeton, NJ
• 2024-11-30 - The Ramkat & Gas Hill - Winston-Salem, NC
• 2024-12-01 - The Walker Theatre - Chattanooga, TN
• 2024-12-02 - Radio Room - Greenville, SC

Videos of this Song

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