According to The Pixies' Doolittle by Ben Sisario, Black Francis says the song is
a scene. The actor is shouting across some expanse of space. ‘Yoo hoo. Yoo hoo. Yoo hoo.’ Obviously it’s a space that contains potential danger. And ‘there goes my gun’ is the result.
Furthermore, he is proud of the...
[Verse 1: Black Francis]
Yoo hoo!
Yoo hoo! Yoo hoo!
[Chorus: Black Francis, Kim Deal]
There goes my gun (Goes my gun)
There goes my gun
There goes my gun (Goes my gun)
There goes my gun
[Verse 2: Black Francis]
Look at me!
Look at me! Look at me!
[Chorus: Black Francis, Kim Deal]
There goes my gun (Goes my gun)
There goes my gun
There goes my gun (Goes my gun)
There goes my gun
[Verse 3: Black Francis]
Friend or foe? Friend or foe?
Friend or foe? Friend or foe?
[Chorus: Black Francis, Kim Deal]
There goes my gun (There goes my gun)
There goes my gun
There goes my gun (There goes my gun)
There goes my gun
There Goes My Gun was written by Frank Black.
There Goes My Gun was produced by Gil Norton.
Pixies released There Goes My Gun on Tue Apr 18 1989.