Lyric discussion by chrisb1 

Fogerty was recently interviewed about this song which he wrote shortly after the birth of his first son. It is NOT about drugs. It is simply about childish imagination and the things that it can conjure up.

did he explain the part about a "flying spoon"?

I always thought the flying spoon reference was about trying to feed an infant. (Like "Here comes the airplane! Open up!")

I thought it was a reference to "Hey Diddle Diddle" ("the dish ran away with the spoon").

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