Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston
This song uses the character of Casper the Friendly Ghost as a allegory for Daniel Johnston’s loneliness and desires to be appreciated. It is also the first song on the album to showcase Johnston’s primitive “production” techniques and introduction of non-musical elements. As is the case on many fut...
[Intro: See 'n Say Toy]
The coyote goes:
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
[Verse 1]
He was smiling through his own personal hell
Dropped his last dime in a wishing well
But he was hoping too close and then he fell
Now he’s Casper the friendly ghost
[Verse 2]
He was always polite to the people who’d tell him
That he was nothing but a lazy bum
But goodbye to them, he had to go
Now he’s Casper the friendly ghost
[Verse 3]
Nobody treated him nice while he was alive
You can’t buy no respect like the librarian said
But everybody respects the dead
They love the friendly ghost
[Verse 4]
And now they say we’ll never forget that he learned, yes
We were mean to him, but he never burned us, and
Love lives forever, thanks to you, the friendly ghost
Thank you, Casper the friendly ghost
[Verse 5]
And so the legend grew
And all the people that he knew
Go and spread the news of
Casper the friendly ghost
[Outro: See 'n Say Toy]
The cow says:
Moo!
Casper the Friendly Ghost was written by Daniel Johnston.
Casper the Friendly Ghost was produced by Daniel Johnston.
Daniel Johnston released Casper the Friendly Ghost on Sun May 01 1983.