[Verse 1]

Oh, my big Balu, with my wine I pine for you

My days are shapeless now

I'm something of a sacred cow

But sunrise on those gum balls bouncing around Manhattan

Saw the Magi sleep on a subway train

And the start of an elegant pattern

You carried me over the threshold

You were the B of the bang of the binge

'Til I split for a tryst with a rust belt girl with a Plantagenet fringe

And, oh, do I miss you Balu with your bookmark heart

And your bible of Sign o' the Times

I'll dig you back up when they kill you

And hollow your skull for my wine

[Chorus]

Balu, Balu, Balu

Balu, Balu, Balu, Balu

[Verse 2]

Oh, my big Balu, I saw you walking on the moon

I didn't wind my window down

I didn't wind my window down

But forever, old man, we're children of Pan

Drones just don't understand

There's nothing amiss that cannae be fixed

By a bottle of fire and a band

I'll never be whole without you

But I'll never grow in your shadow

Meccano, Mikado, m'laddo

If you can't reach for the next branch up, I'll sing to you

About the view

I'll sing to you, Balu

[Chorus]

Balu, Balu, Balu, Balu

Balu, Balu, Balu, Balu

I'll sing to you about the view, Balu

Balu, Balu

Balu, Balu, Balu, Balu