Børk Børk Bøøm
Narrative & Festival Context
Festival Program Note
At this point, we have accepted that he will not read the brief. The kicks bounce, the ladles fly, and the syllables remain confidently untranslated. Dutch house arrives by way of cookware and rubber poultry, and somehow the floor stays full. We have filed the paperwork. He has ignored it. The crowd approves.
Lead Puppet Producer
Patch – After surviving their first collaboration, Patch should have known better than to give the Swedish Chef a microphone again—but the moment Chef walked into the booth with a rubber chicken and a saucepan full of drumsticks (the musical kind and the poultry kind), the session was already lost. Patch leaned all the way in: every børk, squaaak, and pan clang got sampled, sliced, and turned into percussion until the track basically became a kitchen operating at festival volume. The rule quickly became “if it makes noise, it’s an instrument,” which meant ladles became hi-hats, skillet hits became snares, and Chef’s completely untranslated gibberish somehow locked perfectly to the groove. Patch handled the structure just enough to keep the pot from boiling over entirely—but the real magic was realizing the Chef’s chaotic nonsense already had rhythm hiding inside it. The result is a track that sounds like a rave breaking out in a restaurant kitchen, with Patch trying (and failing) to keep the recipe under control while the Swedish Chef proudly shouts the only lyrics he knows: “BØRK BØRK BØØM.” 🐔🥁
Track Dedication
Dedicated to me—because I’m not always trying to say something. Sometimes I’m just trying to feel something—and that’s plenty.
Lyrics – “Børk Børk Bøøm ()”
Official lyrics are provided below for reference.
Børka-børka-børk Flip-flop fricka frack Rubber chicky squad We go clap, clap, clack Skidda skadder skillet Spinner spooner spoof Whisker disco dumpling Booma-bimma roof Flipper flopper flapjack Tikka-takka tune Salsa in the saucepan Jumping to the moon Børka-børka-børk Shimmy shamma shoom Hands up, hands up Feeling zoom, zoom, zoom Rubber chicky speakin' Squeaky squiggle squeal Ticky tocky tikka Tell me how you feel Børk børk boom Shake-a-da room Chicky go squak, when the beat go vroom Børk børk boom Spinning that spoon Up in the pot like a bass typhoon Børk børk boom Forks in the air Whip it, flip it, pan everywhere Børk børk boom Kablam kabloom Rubber chicken talking, clear the room Tinga linga tongs Jigga jogga jam Saucy lopsy lasagna On the ceiling, bam Floppa-fritti fritter Shimmy on the plate Kick a pairing hop Feeling great-ø-great Børk børk boom Tippy tappy toes Stirry stirry stew Til the whole pot blows Rubber chicky singing Sqweeka sqweeka sky Give me one more squiggle We go fly-fly-fly Børk børk boom Shake-a-da room Chicky go squak, when the beat go vroom Børk børk boom Spinning that spoon Up in the pot like a bass typhoon Børk børk boom Forks in the air Whip it, flip it, pan everywhere Børk børk boom Kablam kabloom Rubber chicken talking, clear the room Børk børk! Shake-a-da room Chicky go squak, when the beat go vroom Børk børk boom Spinning that spoon Up in the pot like a bass typhoon Børk børk boom Forks in the air Whip it, flip it, pan everywhere Børk børk boom Last big boom Rubber chicken echo out the room Børk børk Bøøm!