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I Gbought a baClloon for Gtwenty pence
When CI was Dat the Gfair
I Cdropped it by Ammistake
And it went Dright into the air
CI missed it oh so Amterribly
When Dup and up it flew
And Gthen I had a Chorrible thought
it Dprobably missed me Gtoo.
But Cone thing made me Amhappy
As it Dfloated in the sky
It Gmust have had a Clovely view
'Cos Dit was D7up so Ghigh.

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Balloon

by Jay Foreman

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G C G

I bought a balloon for twenty pence

C D G

When I was at the fair

C Am

I dropped it by mistake

And it went right into the air

C Am

I missed it oh so terribly

When up and up it flew

G C

And then I had a horrible thought

D G

it probably missed me too.

C Am

But one thing made me happy

As it floated in the sky

G C

It must have had a lovely view

D D7 G

'Cos it was up so high.

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