When I was little [squeaky toy squeak]

I was a joke [slide whistle down]

Wore my sister’s clothes [cloth rustle]

And a glittery pink coat [sparkle chimes]

Danced with an invisible friend [echo delay]

Named "Captain Egg Yolk" [rubber chicken honk]

He told knock-knock jokes

Till the fridge door spoke [reverb “hello…”]

And when my mom was angry [cartoon steam whistle]

She used to spank me [clap clap clap]

And when I cried [wah guitar bend]

I heard her say…

"Ba

Ba ba

Ba ba

Ta ta ta ta taaa" [laser zap] [rubber spring bounce]

When I was little [muffled crowd laugh]

I used to smoke [fake cough] [match strike]

Had a pack of Marlboros [paper crinkle]

In my Spider-Man lunchbox [retro cartoon “pow!”]

Thought I was tough [echoing footsteps]

Blowing clouds by the swing [wind + children giggle]

Till a squirrel stole my lighter [fast scamper]

And ran off laughing [sped-up squirrel chatter]

And when my mom was angry [boing]

She used to spank me [slapstick whip crack]

And when I cried [tiny violin]

I heard her say…

"Ba

Ba ba

Ba ba

Ta ta ta ta taaa" [psychedelic stereo pan] [laughing echo]

Childhood’s weird, it’s a candy-coated mess [glitter sparkle]

Bubblegum dreams and spaghetti-strap stress [slurp noodle]

Now I look back and I just gotta laugh [cartoon chuckle]

’Cause my life was a Saturday morning giraffe [animal neigh] [synth whoosh]

"Ba

Ba ba

Ba ba

Ta ta ta ta taaa" [kids chanting] [kazoo solo] [random cartoon noises]