New Lyrics: "Chinese Spy Balloon" (Patreon)

To the tune of "99 Luft Balloons" by Nena. Should I record this on Monday?

You and I in a war surplus shop,Buy balloons to fly and pop,Set them free and watch them floatAir pressure makes the balloons bloat,Wandering across the border,Heralding a New World Order,Sliding through the Billings sky,A single Chinese spy balloon goes by.

Chinese spy white balloons,Peering in my living room,Tracking me within my home,I’ll call the feds on my cell phone,They’ve had satellites for years,But this gasbag sets off my fears,Much like those in Congress do,They’re like Chinese spy balloons.

Spy balloons, spy balloons

Nena wrote this little songTo show us how things could go wrong.About how everyone would freak,And follow that balloon all week,Mobilizing fighter planes,Shoot it down, find the remains,99 would start the fun,Turns out that they only needed one.

Spy balloon, spy balloon

How apt that it came to playIn the week of Groundhog Day,When weather people drop their techTo see which way Phil bends his neck.Spying cams surround the globe,Such deep secrets they can probe,But the country gasps and swoonsAbout one stupid spy balloon.

Spy balloon, spy balloon

99 dreams I have had,In each one, things are not so bad,Nations didn’t need to spy,People didn’t need to die,No more weapons were stockpiled,Children played, and old folks smiled,And no one went off like a loon,Paranoid of stupid spy balloons.

Spy balloons, spy balloons....