On the second track of Goat Girl’s album “On All Fours” the whole band switched up their instruments, as Ellie Rose Davis said.
The “Badibaba” lyrics from the chorus don’t have any meaning. They just thought this would be funny so they finally did it.
[Verse 1]
Tainted from our imperfections
Littered seas, feels like we're an infection
[Pre-Chorus]
Carry on
Like we're protected
As if
We're unaffected
[Chorus]
(Ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba, ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba) Tearing up and burning down
(Ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba, ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba) Leave all sadness underground
(Ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba, ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba) Shove it somewhere we won't see
(Ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba, ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba) Turn our mess into debris
[Verse 2]
Burn it
Use it up
Hang it
From the setting sun
[Pre-Chorus]
Carry on
Like we're protected
As if
We're unaffected
[Chorus]
(Ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba, ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba) Tearing up and burning down
(Ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba, ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba) Leave all sadness underground
(Ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba, ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba) Shove it somewhere we won't see
(Ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba, ba-di-ba-di-ba-ba) Turn our mess into debris
[Instrumental Outro]
Badibaba was written by Rosy Bones & Clottie Cream & Holly Hole & L.E.D..
Badibaba was produced by Dan Carey.
Ellie Rose Davies:
That was a jam where we all switched instruments. I was playing bass and Rosy was playing guitar and I think Lottie was playing drums.
Holly Mullineaux:
I can’t remember who came up with [the “badi-badi-ba-ba” refrain in the chorus]. I remember us all just chanting it for ages...