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Red Balloon

by Bennington

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A song to sing to your kids! Or your friends! Or yourself!

I made this song simple, easy, and family friendly so others can learn it on their own quickly and have fun with it. I encourage people to learn it and make them their own. Write your own words! Change the chords! Change the melody! Add a drum beat!

The chord chart is included in the image for this song to make it easier to learn. I wrote the Ukulele chords out but you can play it on any instrument you want to. I tuned my Ukulele to A because it's old and won't hold tune in C. You can tune yours however suits you. On a guitar you can put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the chords G, C, and D7.

This song is free because I want you to learn it, but please consider making a donation if you enjoy it and are able to.

lyrics

My Red, My Red, My Red Balloon!
I want to fly away with you

My Red, My Red, My Red Balloon!
I want to fly away with you

Build a basket
and attach it with some glue
Fly away
to some place over the moon
See the world
from a different point of view
Just me up there in the air
with my Red Balloon

My Blue, My Blue, My Blue Suede Shoes!
I want to dance around in you

My Blue, My Blue, My Blue Suede Shoes!
I want to dance around in you

Loop the laces
grab the tips, and pull them through
Dance the two step
or the Cha-Cha or skip to my lou
I'm tapping my toes to the beat
in my Blue Suede Shoes

Yellow, Yellow, Yellow Kazoo!
I want to buzz away with you

Yellow, Yellow, Yellow Kazoo!
I want to buzz away with you

Pick a melody
and hum it out of tune
the same old song now
to put you back in the same old mood
sing along now
sing Yodel-lay-ee-hoo
I'm buzzing away all my days
with my Yellow Kazoo

My Red, My Red, My Red Balloon!
I want to fly away with you

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released April 2, 2020

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Bennington Brooklyn, New York

Geoff Bennington lives in Brooklyn and makes Psychedelic Americana music with raspy vocals.

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