"Weird Al" Yankovic - The biggest ball of twine in minnesota

^EbWell, I had two weeks of vacation time coming After ^Abworking all year down at 'Big Roy's Heating And ^EbPlumbing' So o^Bbmne night when my family and I were gathered 'round the dinner table I said, &^Ebquot;Kids, if you could^Bbm go anywhere in ^Ebthis great big world now Wh^Abere'd you like to go ta?" They said, &^Ebquot;Dad, we wanna see^Db the biggest bal^Abl of twine in ^EbMinnesota" They picked the ^Dbbiggest ball of t^Abwine in Minn^Ebesota

^EbSo the very next day we loaded up the car With ^Abpotato skins and pickled wieners ^EbCrossword puzzles, Spider-Man comics And ^Bbmmama's home made rhubarb pie ^EbPulled out of the driveway and the ^Abneighbors They all wa^Abmved good-bye a^Ebnd so began our three day j^Bbourney

^EbWe picked up a guy holding a ^Absign that said, "Twine ball or bust" ^EbHe smelled real bad and he s^Bbaid his name was ^EbBernie ^DbI put in a Slim Whitman tape, my ^Ebwife put on a brand new hair net ^DbKids were in the back seat jumping ^Ebup and down Yelling, "Are we there yet?" ^AbAnd all of us were ^Fmjoined together ^Ebin one common ^Cmthought As we ^Bbrolled down the long and winding interstate in our '53 ^EbDeSoto We're gonna see the ^Dbbiggest ball of ^Abtwine in Minnes^Ebota We're headin' for the ^Dbbiggest ball of ^Abtwine in Minn^Ebesota

^EbOh, we couldn't wait to get there So we ^Abdrove straight through for three whole days and ^Abnights Of course, we stopped for more pickled ^Bbwieners now and then

^EbThe scenery was just so pretty, ^Abboy I wish the kids could've seen it But you^Eb can't see out of the side of the car ^BbBecause the windows are completely covered With the ^Ebdecals from all the places where ^Bbwe've already ^Ebbeen Like ^AbElvis-O-Rama, the ^EbTupperware Museum The ^BbBoll Weevil Monument and ^EbCranberry World The Shuffleb^Aboard Hall Of Fame, ^EbPoodle Dog Rock And The ^FMecca of ^BbAlbino Squirrels We've been to ^Abghost towns, theme parks, ^Ebwax museums And the ^Bbplace where you can drive through ^Ebthe middle of a tree We've seen ^Aballigator farms and tara^Ebntula ranches But there's s^Ftill one thing we ^Bbgotta see

^EbWell, we crossed the state line about 6:39 And we ^Absaw the sign that said, "Twine Ball exit, fift^Eby miles" ^EbOh, the kids were so happy they started singing "9^Ab9 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall" for the twent^Eby-seventh time that day ^EbSo, we pulled off the road at the last chance gas station Got a^Ab few more pickled wieners and a diet chocolate s^Eboda On our way to see the ^Dbbiggest ball of ^Abtwine in Minn^Ebesota We're gonna see the ^Dbbiggest ball of ^Abtwine in Minne^Ebsota

^EbFinally, at 7:37 early Wednesday evening As the ^Absun was setting in the Minnesota ^Ebsky ^EbOut in the distance, on the horizon It ap^Abpeared to me like a vision before my unbel^Ebieving eyes ^EbI parked the car and walked with awe-filled ^Dbreverence Toward that ^Abglorious, huge, ^Ebmajestic sphere ^EbI was just so overwhelmed by its sheer int^Dbensity ^Ab.......I had to ^Ebpop myself a beer Yes, o^Abn these hallowed grounds, open t^Dben to eight on^Ab weekdays In a l^Ebittle shrine under a makeshift pagoda There sits the ^Dbbiggest ball of ^Abtwine in ^EbMinnesota I tell you, it's the ^Dbbiggest ball of ^Abtwine in Mi^Ebnnesota

^EbOh, what on^Db earth would make ^Aba man decide to d^Ebo that kind of thing? ^{Bbm Ab Eb}Oh, windin' up t^Dbwenty-one tho^Abusand, one hundred^Eb forty pounds of string ^{Db Ab Eb}What was he trying to ^Dbprove? W^Abho was he trying ^Ebto impress? ^{Db Ab Eb}Why did he build it? How did he do it? It's a^Dbnybody's ^Abguess ^EbWhere did he get the ^Dbtwine? What was^Ab goin' through his mind? Did it ^Dbjust seem like a ^Bbgood idea at the time?

^EbWell, we walked up beside it and I warned the kids "Now,^Ab you better not touch it, those ropes are there for^Eb a reason" ^EbI said, "Maybe if you're good, I'll tie it to the back of our car And we can^Ab take it home", but I was o^Ebnly teasin' ^EbThen we went to the gift shop and stood in line Bought a ^Dbsouvenir miniature ^Abball of twine Some w^Ebindow decals and anything else they'd ^Absell us ^AbAnd I bought a couple postcards "Greetings from the twine b^Bball, wish you were here" Won't the folks back home be j^Ebealous? I gave our ^Abcamera to Bernie and we ^Abstood by the ball And we all ^Bbgathered 'round and said,^Eb "Cheese" Then B^Abernie ran away with my ^Ebbrand new Instamatic But at ^Fleast we got our^Bb memories

^EbSo we all just stared at the ball for a while And my ^Abeyes got moist but I said with a s^Ebmile "Kids, this here's what America's^Bb all about" ^EbThen I started feelin' kinda gooey inside And I fe^Abll on my knees and I cried and cried And that^Eb's when those ^Bbsecurity guards threw us^Eb out You know, I ^Abbet if we unraveled that sucker It'd ^Dbroll all the way down to ^AbFargo, North Dak^Ebota 'Cause it's the ^Dbbiggest ball of ^Abtwine in Minne^Ebsota I'm talkin' 'bout the ^Dbbiggest ball of^Ab twine in M^Ebinnesota

^EbWell, we stayed that night at the Twine Ball Inn In the ^Abmorning we were on our way home again But we really didn't^Eb want to leave, that was perfectly ^Bbclear I said, &^Ebquot;Folks, I can tell you're all sad to go" Then I wi^Abnked my eye and I said "You know, I g^Ebot a funny kind of feelin' We'll be ^Bbcomin' back again next ^Ebyear" 'Cause I've ^Abbeen all around this great big world And I ^Dbcan't think of anywhere^Ab else I'd rather g^Ebo ta Than the ^Dbbiggest ball of ^Abtwine in ^EbMinnesota I said the ^Dbbiggest ball of ^Abtwine i^Ebn Minnesota ^BMinnesota, ^AbMinnesota, ^EbMinnesota!