Mountain Goats - Down to the Ark

By Jake Brown

February 4, 2008

MP3: The Mountain Goats - "Down to the Ark" Update: Download works now.

Courtesy of NPR's Weekend America who asked John Darnielle to write a song for Super Tuesday. Announcing the song, Darnielle asks, "Who do you think about when you think about politicians? Right, me too."

The applicants went down to Oklahoma
And they hired an accent coach to teach them the western twang
And several post-born babies learned the hard way:
Vampires only kiss you if they've sharpened up their fangs

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