Yam, the King of Crops
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Yam, the King of Crops by The Mountain Goats
Performed by
The Mountain GoatsProduced by
John DarnielleWrited by
John DarnielleAbout
This is the title track of the record, which comes from Chinua Achebe’s book Things Fall Apart. Yam is the most important crop of the Yoruba people, who are the focus of the book.
Yam, the king of crops, was a man’s crop. (pg. 23)
Yam, the King of Crops Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Felt sick, felt good
The heat burns, old wood
Muscles in my arms pump like machines
The jericho palm tree is plush and green
Bright sun, the new day
I felt sick in a good way
Felt the fever climb when you came down
All the way across town
[Refrain]
And you brought me a plate of sweet potatoes
[Verse 2]
Sun fading overhead
The sunset, bright red
Your green eyes, your smooth walk
Fresh tomato, celery stalk, you cook
Pot of pari basmati rice
I felt good, you looked nice
You stood like Galatea, over me
Fried garlic, kimchi
[Refrain]
And you brought me a plate of sweet potatoes
Yam, the King of Crops Q&A
Who wrote Yam, the King of Crops's ?
Yam, the King of Crops was written by John Darnielle.
Who produced Yam, the King of Crops's ?
Yam, the King of Crops was produced by John Darnielle.