Yam, the King of the Crops Lyrics

Lyric discussion by pretentiouscunt 

Cover art for Yam, the King of the Crops lyrics by Mountain Goats, The

Not to be be overly simplistic, but I think this song is about a lady bringing the narrator a bunch of food, and he likes her, regardless of food quality ("feeling sick in a good way") and the title is him transferring his like of the lady onto the food. "king of the crops" because she cooked them for him and thus the yams are partly responsible for the relationship.

My Interpretation

Man, all I have to do is cook yams for some dude and he's hooked???? Why didn't I think of that :) I think he just sounds happy that someone is with him. M guessing the second stanza is very important to the song's meaning, but damned if I know what it means:)

Man, all I have to do is cook yams for some dude and he's hooked???? Why didn't I think of that :) I think he just sounds happy that someone is with him. M guessing the second stanza is very important to the song's meaning, but damned if I know what it means:)

I swear I hit the 'add reply' only once. Dang, I'm not doing a double dose of cookin' for ANY guy !