The war machine it springs to life
Witterten schon fette Beute
Riefen Krieg und wollten Macht
As 99 red balloons go by
Just to prove the world was here
99 dreams I have had
Floating in the summer sky
Call out the troops now in a hurry
Dass es einmal soweit kommt
Flash the message something's out there
Panic bells it's red alert
In every one a red balloon
Set them free at the break of dawn
Mann wer haette das gedacht
If I could find a souvenir
The president is on the line
This is it boys this is war
Hielten sich fuer schlaue Leute
99 Kriegsminister
Focusing it on the sky
Wegen 99 Luftballoons
It's all over and I'm standin' pretty
99 red balloons go by
Floating in the summer sky
And here it is a red balloon
Till one by one they were gone
As 99 red balloons go by
In the dust that was a city
This is what we've waited for
Back at base bugs in the software
Opens up one eager eye
There's something here from somewhere else
To worry worry super scurry
99 ministers meet
99 Decision Street
99 red balloons
Streichholz und Benzinkanister
