[Intro] (Brass fanfare) Baaa-aaa-aaa! Ladies and gentlemen Witness the impossible! (Ska upstroke begins) [Verse 1] Walking through the meadow on a Tuesday afternoon Saw something peculiar rising toward the moon A sheep with woolly confidence, defying gravity Floating past the treetops wild and free No wings upon its back, no helium balloon Just a ruminant ascending to a different tune The farmer scratched his head and said "Well I'll be damned" This wasn't in the manual for farming land [Pre-Chorus] (Tempo shifts - 7/8 time) How did this happen? Nobody knows Scientific laws? Out the window it goes Physicists are baffled, can't explain the sight Of a flying sheep on a Tuesday night [Chorus] (Back to 4/4, brass hits) A flying sheep! A flying sheep! Soaring through the clouds while others sleep A flying sheep! A flying sheep! Breaking all the rules, making physics weep Baa-baa-baa up in the stratosphere Baa-baa-baa without a trace of fear A flying sheep, oh what a sight to see The wooliest bird in history! (Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up!) [Verse 2] News crews arrived from every major station "Live at five: Ovine Aviation!" Scientists with clipboards, theories by the dozen While the sheep just grazed on clouds without a fuss and NASA called it in, they want to study this The Air Force is concerned about the flying livestock Pilots report sightings at thirty thousand feet "We've got a bogey, sir, and it goes 'Baaa' on repeat" [Pre-Chorus] (Time signature: 5/4) Evolution took a turn we didn't see Sheep decided land was not where they should be Darwin's rolling over, Newton's in dismay While one brave sheep just floats away [Chorus] A flying sheep! A flying sheep! Defying gravity, making quite the leap A flying sheep! A flying sheep! The FAA's got regulations they can't keep Baa-baa-baa above the mountain peaks Baa-baa-baa been flying now for weeks A flying sheep, breaking nature's code The strangest thing on any road! (One more time now!) [Bridge - Progressive Section] (Tempo slows to 80 BPM, jazz waltz 3/4) Some say it's magic Some say it's a hoax Some say it's toxic Mushrooms or flying oats But I saw it clearly With my own two eyes A sheep, serene and purely Painting wool across the skies (Building intensity) Maybe we're the strange ones Walking on the ground Maybe sheep were meant to run Where no fence can be found [Ska Breakdown] (Tempo back to 170 BPM) (Horn section solo - 16 bars) (Call and response) "Can a sheep fly?" - "YES IT CAN!" "Is it real?" - "YES IT AM!" "Will it land?" - "WHO CAN SAY!" "Where's it going?" - "FLYIN' AWAY!" [Verse 3] Now every sheep is looking at the sky with hope Wondering if they too can learn to float and cope The farmer's lost his flock, they're all attempting flight Some succeed, some don't, it's quite a sight There's a revolution happening in the pasture land Sheep refusing to accept the life that man has planned They're taking to the heavens, woolly pioneers The age of terrestrial sheep has disappeared [Final Chorus] (Full brass, maximum energy) A flying sheep! A flying sheep! Started a movement, running deep A flying sheep! A flying sheep! Turned the whole world on its head completely! Baa-baa-baa, they're everywhere Baa-baa-baa, floating through the air Flying sheep, the new regime Living every ruminant's dream! (Pick it up! Pick it up!) [Outro] (Tempo accelerates - 200 BPM) Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's a... (Sudden stop) Sheep. (Final brass hit) Baaaaaaaa! (Fade out with ska rhythm)
