Roots Music Report

Credits:

Lyrics

“Freddie Runaway Balloon” (By Marty Falle and Jonathan Holmberg)
Verse 1:
It was 1910 on a bright July morning
Young Freddie Meyer was already out the door
Running just as fast as his little legs would take him
Off to witness something he had never seen before
Verse 2:
The whole town was there at the Ross county fairgrounds
The hot air balloon hovered high above the crowd
Folks were gathered round in great anticipation
Wondering what it must be like to fly above the clouds
No one knows for sure how the boy got in the basket
Or how the safety lines all became untied
But as it was quickly rising You could hear young Freddie crying
As he started on his journey High up in the sky
Chorus:
Higher and higher goes young Freddie Meyer
Riding in a runaway/ hot air balloon
Floating on a breeze/ High above Chillicothe
Nothing that the poor boy could do
Young Freddie Meyer in his runaway balloon
Solo
Verse 3
As the whole town tried to follow close behind them
In horse drawn wagons but they were much too slow
Just as it seemed that his trip would never end
Much to Freddie's great surprise He started to descend
He Brushed against the tree tops Barely missing Yoder's barn
Mother Earth had welcomed Freddie back into her arms
They carried Freddie back to town the hero of the day
He waved to all the townsfolk as they shouted out his name
Chorus:
Higher and higher goes young Freddie Meyer
Riding in a runaway/ hot air balloon
Floating on a breeze/ High above Chillicothe
Nothing that the poor boy could do
Young Freddie Meyer in his runaway balloon
Young Freddie Meyer in his runaway balloon - END