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 future songs, this song features a “See and Say” which announces the sound a coyote makes at the beginning and “The cow says ‘moo,’” at the end.

In 1990, seven years after this song’s release, the character of Casper would take on increased importance in Johnston’s life when he, believing himself to be Casper, threw the keys out of a plane he and his father were flying in. Both survived, but Johnston was committed to a mental hospital immediately afterwards.