I was writing poetry, and the Mountain Goats was an outgrowth of that.

It is written that there shall be a separation, and the sheep shall be separated from the goats. The other preachers have the sheep; I have the goats. And I have a few sheep among my goats, but they are very ragged.

You Liberals think that goats are just sheep from broken homes.

I hate pigs. I hate goats.

And I like pygmy goats, because they're just lovely, and ducks.

It is written that there shall be a separation, and the sheep shall be separated from the goats. The other preachers have the sheep; I have the goats. And I have a few sheep among my goats, but they are very ragged.

Goats are really cute, especially little ones. But they do smell a little bit.

I'm terrified of goats.

Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.

Goats are really cute, especially little ones. But they do smell a little bit.

We had five goats, two dogs, a cat and racks of commentaries on Shakespeare.

Books are no different from goats! They enjoy an afternoon out on the lawn.