<9307181536.AA11963@bohr.physics.purdue.edu> From: Daniel L. Lovall <lovall@physics.purdue.edu> Subject: /Hitchcock.Robyn/BalloonMan.crd To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu Date: Sun, 18 Jul 93 10:36:42 EST Cc: lovall@animal-farm.nevada.edu (Daniel L. Lovall) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] Enjoy! Bob Paley rpaley1@cc.swarthmore.edu Title: Balloon Man Artist: Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Album: Globe of Frogs INTRO: G VERSE:

^GI was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon man came right up to ^Cme He was ^Ground and fat and spherical with the biggest grin I've ever s^Deen ^GHe bounced on up towards me but before we could be introd^Cuced ^GHe blew up very suddenly - I guess his name was p^Drobably B^Gruce

CHORUS:

And I l^Daughed, like I a^Glways ^Cdo And I c^Dried, like I cr^Gied for y^Cou And b^Calloon m^Gan ^Dblew ^Gup ^Din ^F#mmy h^Gands

VERSE:

^GHe spattered me with tomatoes, hummus, chickpeas, and some strips of s^Ckin So I ^Gmade a right on 44th, but I washed my hands ^Dwhen I got ^Gin

CHORUS:

And it r^Dained, like a s^Glow div^Corce And I wi^Dshed, I could r^Gide a h^Corse And b^Calloon ^Gman ^Dblew ^Gup i^Dn ^F#mmy h^Gands

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G F (listen for the rhythm) I like playing this:---------------| -12---10-------| -12---10-------| -12---10-------| ---------------| ---------------| VERSE:

^GI was walkin' up 6th Ave. when balloon man blew up in my f^Cace There were ^Gloads of them on Bryant Park, so I didn't feel ^Dout of p^Glace There must have been a plague of them on the TV when I came home l^Cate They were g^Guzzling marshmellows and then jumping off the ^DEmpire S^Gtate

CHORUS:

And I l^Daughed, like I a^Glways d^Co And I c^Dried, like I cr^Gied for y^Cou And b^Calloon ^Gman ^Dblew ^Gup ^Din ^F#mmy h^Gands

SOLO: It's played on the top two strings, starting at xxxx87. I hear xxxx88 (C), xxxx1010 (D), xxxx1312 (G7), etc. in there, but the picking is too fast too accurately transcribe. IMPROVISE!!!

Robyn Hitchcock - Balloon man