Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Who gonna stop two hundred balloons?
Nobody, let's do it!
Twenty-five policemen all in a row
Can't stop the party people, go, go, go
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, baby say so
It's party time, everybody come on, let's go
Fly with me
Two hundred balloons
(Let's do it)
Blowing down the city colder than ice
I think you better love me 'cause I'm really kind of nice
If you do me once, girl, you have to do me twice
Wave your hand if you want to party tonight
Come on everybody
Two hundred balloons
Everybody sing it
Fly with me (let's do it!)
Come on baby, fly with me (let's do it!)
Fly with me (let's do it!)
Come on baby, fly with me
I'll buy you love if I got
Two hundred balloons
(Let's do it!)
Tell me that you love me and I'll buy you a fancy car
I made you a couple of times and so you made me a star
So take me for what I'm worth, love me for what I are
Do The (do, do) Partyman, I'll take you way far
Come on y'all
Two hundred balloons
Who's gonna stop two hundred balloons?
Nobody, let's do it!
Let's do it
Let's do it
Let's do it
It's party time y'all
Two hundred balloons
(Do it) don't stop me now
(Do it, poet) my life has just begun
(Do it) rave, unto the joy y'all (do it)
The only one, don't try to stop me (do it)
Fly with me (do it)
(Do it, two hundred, do it, two hundred, do it)
Fly with me
Come on, fly with me
It's party time, y'all
Two hundred balloons
(Let's do it) two hundred balloons
(Let's do it) (Fly with me)
Two hundred balloons
Let's do it, let's do it
Hey, it's been good!
Fly fly
Fly with me (two hundred balloons)
Come on baby, fly with me (let's do it)
Fly with me
Two hundred balloons
(Let's do it)
Who gonna stop two hundred balloons?
Nobody, let's do it
Get (do it, do it) get your house in order
(Do it, do it) get your, get your (two hundred balloons)
Get your house in, Get your house in
Get your hou', get your, get, get, get, get (fly)
(Oh, yeah) your house in order, fly with me (two hundred)
Let's do it, get your house in order
Two hundred balloons
Get your (let's do it) get your
Turn your heads to the east
I'll be coming from the west
Ain't no stoppin' me baby 'cause I'm the best (two hundred)
Cry, cry, cry, I love it when you moan
This funk gon' cut so deep
Gon' touch your soul, oh
(Oh, do it, do it, do it, do it)
My funk is multilayered (I just)
Don't stop me now (I just)
I got a fever pumpin'
Don't stop me now
I'll make love to you (I just)
Ain't goin' no leave a seed (I just)
I got a warehouse full of protection, two times
Good Lord (two hundred balloons) I want to be your (Rave) busy bee
I'll be your busy bee
Come on, queen
(Rave, two hundred, two hundred, Rave, two hundred balloons) (Let's do, let's, let's do it)
(Rave, Fly with me)
(Let's do it, rave, fly with me)
(Rave, fly with me)
(Rave, unto the joy fantastic)
(Rave, let's do it)
Who gonna stop two hundred balloons?
Nobody
Nobody, let's do it!
Twenty-five policemen all in a row
Can't stop the party people, go, go, go
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, baby say so
It's party time, everybody come on, let's go
Fly with me
Two hundred balloons
(Let's do it)
Blowing down the city colder than ice
I think you better love me 'cause I'm really kind of nice
If you do me once, girl, you have to do me twice
Wave your hand if you want to party tonight
Come on everybody
Two hundred balloons
Everybody sing it
Fly with me (let's do it!)
Come on baby, fly with me (let's do it!)
Fly with me (let's do it!)
Come on baby, fly with me
I'll buy you love if I got
Two hundred balloons
(Let's do it!)
Tell me that you love me and I'll buy you a fancy car
I made you a couple of times and so you made me a star
So take me for what I'm worth, love me for what I are
Do The (do, do) Partyman, I'll take you way far
Come on y'all
Two hundred balloons
Who's gonna stop two hundred balloons?
Nobody, let's do it!
Let's do it
Let's do it
Let's do it
It's party time y'all
Two hundred balloons
(Do it) don't stop me now
(Do it, poet) my life has just begun
(Do it) rave, unto the joy y'all (do it)
The only one, don't try to stop me (do it)
Fly with me (do it)
(Do it, two hundred, do it, two hundred, do it)
Fly with me
Come on, fly with me
It's party time, y'all
Two hundred balloons
(Let's do it) two hundred balloons
(Let's do it) (Fly with me)
Two hundred balloons
Let's do it, let's do it
Hey, it's been good!
Fly fly
Fly with me (two hundred balloons)
Come on baby, fly with me (let's do it)
Fly with me
Two hundred balloons
(Let's do it)
Who gonna stop two hundred balloons?
Nobody, let's do it
Get (do it, do it) get your house in order
(Do it, do it) get your, get your (two hundred balloons)
Get your house in, Get your house in
Get your hou', get your, get, get, get, get (fly)
(Oh, yeah) your house in order, fly with me (two hundred)
Let's do it, get your house in order
Two hundred balloons
Get your (let's do it) get your
Turn your heads to the east
I'll be coming from the west
Ain't no stoppin' me baby 'cause I'm the best (two hundred)
Cry, cry, cry, I love it when you moan
This funk gon' cut so deep
Gon' touch your soul, oh
(Oh, do it, do it, do it, do it)
My funk is multilayered (I just)
Don't stop me now (I just)
I got a fever pumpin'
Don't stop me now
I'll make love to you (I just)
Ain't goin' no leave a seed (I just)
I got a warehouse full of protection, two times
Good Lord (two hundred balloons) I want to be your (Rave) busy bee
I'll be your busy bee
Come on, queen
(Rave, two hundred, two hundred, Rave, two hundred balloons) (Let's do, let's, let's do it)
(Rave, Fly with me)
(Let's do it, rave, fly with me)
(Rave, fly with me)
(Rave, unto the joy fantastic)
(Rave, let's do it)
Who gonna stop two hundred balloons?
Nobody
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No Surprises
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You can stop 200 balloons; It's easy; Just take a pin! And if that don't work, use a shotgun!