Some Swedish Trees

Some Swedish Trees
Album	Sweden
Released	1995
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	2:05
Previous Track	"Downtown Seoul"
Next Track	"I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone"

Some Swedish Trees is the third song on the album Sweden.

Lyrics

Well you were standing in the door 
While I wondered what you were waiting for 
I saw the wild strawberries on the vine 
Out of control 

While I was trying to think of something clever 
You were saying nothing whatsoever 
I saw the berries throw their hooks into the soil 
Felt the blood between us churning thick as motor oil 

We'd come from California 
The air around you was familiar to me now 
If you were gazing westward 
I was looking at you again 
Yeah 

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "The yellow pick bodes well. This is called 'Some Swedish Trees'." -- 2017-10-16 - Debaser Strand - Stockholm, Sweden

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 1995-01-15 - The Chameleon - San Francisco, CA
• 1995-04-15 - Underground - Cologne, Germany
• 1995-04-22 - Fast Forward Festival - Dooroosje Club - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
• 1996-02-25 - Tower Musikclub - Bremen, Germany
• 1996-08-10 - Gabe's - Iowa City, IA
• 1996-11-11 - Schauspielhaus - Bochum, Germany
• 1996-11-13 - Dreikonigkeller - Frankfurt, Germany
• 1996-11-18 - The Wag Club - London, England
• 1996-11-22 - Slattery's - Dublin, Ireland
• 1997-06-14 - Zoot's - Detroit, MI
• 1997-06-20 - The Black Cat - Washington, D.C.
• 1997-06-22 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
• 1997-11-14 - University of Wisconsin Student Union - Madison, WI
• 1998-02-06 - Cow Haus - Tallahassee, FL
• 1999-01-23 - High Hat Blues Club - Athens, GA
• 2001-02-10 - The Maintenance Shop - Ames, IA
• 2001-12-07 - Good Records - Dallas, TX
• 2002-11-03 - The Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH
• 2003-02-06 - Spitz - London, England
• 2003-02-14 - Substanz - Munich, Germany
• 2003-02-18 - Uffes Källare - Växjö - Gothenberg, Sweden
• 2003-02-20 - Herrgårn - Linköping, Sweden
• 2003-07-02 - The Guinguette Pirate - Paris, France
• 2005-06-24 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
• 2007-05-11 - Sound Fix - Brooklyn, NY
• 2008-10-14 - Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI
• 2008-10-15 - The Slowdown - Omaha, NE
• 2008-10-17 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
• 2008-10-25 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA
• 2010-12-17 - Brome for the Holidays - King's Barcade - Raleigh, NC
• 2014-01-19 - Rock for Roe at the Pinhook - Durham, NC
• 2014-06-21 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX
• 2015-05-29 - KEXP Session - Alaska Junction - Seattle, WA
• 2017-10-16 - Debaser Strand - Stockholm, Sweden
• 2017-11-07 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
• 2018-05-27 - Old Town School of Folk Music - Chicago, IL
• 2023-02-09 - Elevation 27 - Virginia Beach, VA
• 2023-02-12 - Skully's - Columbus, OH

Videos of this Song

• 1999-01-23 - High Hat Blues Club - Athens, GA
• 2003-07-02 - The Guinguette Pirate - Paris, France
• 2014-06-21 - Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX
• 2017-10-16 - Debaser Strand - Stockholm, Sweden