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Commandante by The Mountain Goats

Performed by
The Mountain Goats
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The historical figures mentioned here all have some Communist, Marxist, or Leninist affiliations. Their legacies are polarizing to this day; many people suffered and died under the influences of Mao, Che Guavara, and the IRA, but others still support them ideologically. This tension and gray area is...

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Commandante Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm gonna drink more whiskey than Brendan Behan
I'm gonna send my belongings all to Tripoli and
I'm gonna ride home to California
With a banjo on my knee
I'm never gonna turn off the television
I'm just gonna let it run all night
I'm gonna plant root vegetables out in the backyard
And come summer I am going to treat you right

[Chorus 1]
So put on your Chairman Mao coat
And let me clear my throat
Let's turn this whole town upside-down
Shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pockets
Yeah put on your Che Guevara pin
Call the troops on in
We're gonna sail through the night sky like a pair of bottle rockets

[Verse 2]
I got a great big secret written down somewhere
I got a rosary to protect us both from harm
I got a storage locker full of cow figurines
And a laundry list of grievances longer than my arm
And I am never going back to Cincinatti
All those bridges have burned down to the ground
I got that jet pack strapped to my back
And I'm waiting for you to come around

[Chorus 2]
Yeah, put on your Chairman Mao coat
And let me clear my throat
Let's turn this whole place upside-down
And shake it 'til the coins come dropping out of its pockets
Yeah put on your Che Guevara pin
Call the troops on in
We're gonna sail through the night sky like a pair of bottle rockets

Commandante Q&A

Who wrote Commandante's ?

Commandante was written by John Darnielle.

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