Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Balloon Man lyrics

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I was walking up Sixth Avenue when balloon man came right up to me<br />

He was round and fat and spherical with the biggest grin I'd ever seen<br />

He bounced on up toward me but before we could be introduced<br />

He blew up very suddenly, I guess his name was probably Bruce<br />

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And I laughed like I always do<br />

And I cried like I cried for you<br />

And balloon man blew up in my hand<br />

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He spattered me with tomatoes, hummus, chick peas<br />

And some strips of skin<br />

So I made a right on 44th and I washed my hands when I got in<br />

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And it rained like a slow divorce<br />

And I wish I could ride a horse<br />

And balloon man blew up in my hand<br />

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I was walking up Sixth Avenue when balloon man blew up in my face<br />

There were loads of them on Bryant Park so I didn't feel out of place<br />

There must have been a plague of them on the TV when I came home late<br />

They were guzzling marshmallows and they're jumping off the Empire State<br />

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And I laughed like I always do<br />

And I cried like I cried for you<br />

And balloon man blew up in my hand<br />

Balloon man blew up in my hand<br />

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He lumbered up toward me but before we could be introduced<br />

And I wish I had eaten your horse<br />

And I wish that I'd stayed on course<br />

I wish the Titanic had not sailed on course