Going to Jamaica

John Darnielle

[Verse 1: John Darnielle]
We saw the last of the brightly-colored birds
Check out and make for the other world
And you asked me how much longer we'd have to stay here
But I'm not at liberty to say
And what flowers there were around Kingston
Were blue
I ripped them up from the dry soil
And draped them over you

[Verse 2]
We saw the last of the bright birds coming home
I saw you address them through your megaphone
And you asked me when we were leaving
Well, it's any day now
And what flowers there were around Trenchtown
Were red
I stole them from the hands of children
Braided them around your head

Trivia about the song Going to Jamaica by The Mountain Goats

On which albums was the song “Going to Jamaica” released by The Mountain Goats?
The Mountain Goats released the song on the albums “Taking the Dative ” in 1994 and “Ghana” in 1999.
Who composed the song “Going to Jamaica” by The Mountain Goats?
The song “Going to Jamaica” by The Mountain Goats was composed by John Darnielle.

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