The Doll Song is an unreleased song by the Mountain Goats.
Lyrics[]
I had seven little dolls In a bag And I tell them my troubles And the dolls say "Nag, nag, nag, nag" It's all you ever do Is that all you're capable of? And I said to the little dolls You have no compassion Baby I'm talking to inanimate objects over you I'm talking to inanimate objects over you I was reading the Bible I Corinthians 13 Where Paul talks all about love But I don't know what he means Because he says that love is kind That has not been my experience So I set the Bible on the kitchen table And yelled at the Bible until I was no longer able baby I'm talking to inanimate objects over you I'm talking to inanimate objects over you Yeah I'm talking to inanimate objects over you Yeah I'm talking to inanimate objects over you
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
- "Everyone here know what Guatemalan trouble dolls are? Those of you who don't, as we say in my rap band, you better ask somebody. I'll -I'll be throwin' down here this time next week. Anyway, this is a song from, like, the first month I was writing songs and I was just trying to get a punchline and get out for some of that attention that I was talking about earlier. Like all songs from that period, it's titled after its topic. It's called 'The Doll Song'." -- 1998-10-10 - The Rocket Bar - St. Louis, MO