| First Published | 1906 |
| Writer/composer | AJ Mills / Bennett Scott | Roud | RN24205 |
| Music Hall Performers | Florrie Forde, Rosie Lloyd, Ada Jones |
| Folk performances | Collected from the singing of: Costello, Cecilia; England: Warwickshire: 1967 |
The fashion nowadays and quite the latest craze Among the smartest people is ballooning The Bike has lost its spell, the motorcar as well The up-to-date sensation is ballooning How glorious it must be thro' the skies to sail all day And very soon each young man to his lady love will say: Come little girl for sail with me Up in my balloony balloon! Come little girl for a sail with me Round and round the moon! No one to see us behind a cloud Oh what a place to spoon Up in the sky! Ever so high! Sailing in my balloon [twice] The young man and the miss who long for lonely bliss Won't go for country walks all go ballooning And Edwin will be seen with pretty Angeline Behind a bank of fleecy clouds ballooning Instead of going to Europe for the honeymoon, he'll say "To spend that happy time I know a more romantic way!" When pater gets his pay for two weeks holiday He'll take the family party all ballooning If wifey doesn't care to journey in the air She'll go down by the sea, he'll go ballooning Then some sweet charmer will be rung up on the telephone And thro' so why these words he'll say in such a tender tone:
Another song from the early 20th century when “free songs” became more common – previously songwriters tended to sell exclusive performance rights to a single performer. This one featured in the repertoire of a number of performers including Florrie Forde, Rosie Lloyd and Ada Jones. It was written by the alarmingly prolific AJ Mills and Bennett Scott.
In the latter part of the 20th century it was remembered by traditional singer Cecilia Costello whose repertoire featured a number of these early 20th century songs.
As recorded by Ada Jones
Sources:
- Entries in the Roud Indexes at the Vaughn Williams Memorial Library: https://archives.vwml.org/search/all:single[folksong-broadside-books]/0_50/all/score_desc/extended-roudNo_tr%3A24205
- Kilgarrif Sing Us
- Lyrics and sheet Music: Archive.com
Last Updated on February 2, 2023 by John Baxter | Published: February 2, 2023
