Big Blue Balloon
John Hartford
Natural To Be Gone (1967) and RCA Country Legends (1968)
Banjo tuned E, Capo 1, Key of: F
"Hurry hurry step right up, see Joe the dog faced boy" carnival
barker in the background.
I f[F]ollow a big[C] blue bal[F]loon
Through the carnival [C]spring aftern[F]oon
Isn't it wild, to be lost like a[C] child?
Chasing a big blue ba[F]lloon
I follow a big blue balloon
Through the carnival spring afternoon
At the end of the string, there's a groovy young thing
Pulling her big blue balloon
Wait, just a moment, I stopped,
To buy me a green lollypop
And talk to the man with the canes in his hands
And the wind up rabbits that hop
I follow the big blue balloon
Through the carnival spring afternoon
Just hoping she'll wait, when she gets to the gate
She'll be holding her big blue balloon
Wait just a moment, I sigh
I think I must stop for a ride
I'm a sucker for clowns, and the merry-go rounds
When it only will cost me a dime
I follow a big blue balloon
Through the carnival late afternoon
And now I have money, don't worry I'm coming
Hold on to your big blue balloon
(carnvial trumpet barely heard in background)
John Hartford
Natural To Be Gone (1967) and RCA Country Legends (1968)
Banjo tuned E, Capo 1, Key of: F
"Hurry hurry step right up, see Joe the dog faced boy" carnival
barker in the background.
I f[F]ollow a big[C] blue bal[F]loon
Through the carnival [C]spring aftern[F]oon
Isn't it wild, to be lost like a[C] child?
Chasing a big blue ba[F]lloon
I follow a big blue balloon
Through the carnival spring afternoon
At the end of the string, there's a groovy young thing
Pulling her big blue balloon
Wait, just a moment, I stopped,
To buy me a green lollypop
And talk to the man with the canes in his hands
And the wind up rabbits that hop
I follow the big blue balloon
Through the carnival spring afternoon
Just hoping she'll wait, when she gets to the gate
She'll be holding her big blue balloon
Wait just a moment, I sigh
I think I must stop for a ride
I'm a sucker for clowns, and the merry-go rounds
When it only will cost me a dime
I follow a big blue balloon
Through the carnival late afternoon
And now I have money, don't worry I'm coming
Hold on to your big blue balloon
(carnvial trumpet barely heard in background)