The Red Balloon

The Red Balloon is a song from the seventh season, dedicated to The Red Hot Air Balloon where the tune is based on its theme.

Lyrics

 * There's so much to see on the Island of Sodor
 * Waterfalls and windmills, valleys of green
 * All this and more on the Island of Sodor
 * Colourful carpet for all to see


 * People happily ride round the Island
 * Flying so high in a big red balloon
 * From mountains high and down to the seaside
 * Everyone wishing they'll all come back soon


 * High in the red balloon
 * Up above looking down on everyone
 * You can touch the moon
 * High in the red balloon
 * Floating and spinning and climbing and rising
 * Way up high, look see the red balloon


 * Float over castles and church spires below them
 * Cricket being played on the quaint village green
 * Everyone waves at the big red balloon
 * Prettiest picture they've ever seen


 * James sees the red balloon
 * Floating high, wishing he could be like him
 * High in the sky
 * He waits where the river bends
 * Waiting to see his friend, hoping he will come again
 * Wishing and hoping and waiting and dreaming of flying high
 * Just James and the red balloon
 * James and the red balloon

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Percy
 * Duck
 * Donald
 * Stepney
 * Skarloey
 * Peter Sam
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Bertie
 * Bulgy
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Jem Cole
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth
 * Nancy
 * Farmer Trotter
 * The Elsbridge Cricket Club

Episodes

 * Train Stops Play
 * Make Someone Happy
 * James and the Red Balloon
 * Emily's New Coaches
 * The Old Bridge
 * The Runaway Elephant
 * Harold and the Flying Horse
 * The Grand Opening
 * Best Dressed Engine

Deleted Scenes

 * James and the Red Balloon:
 * A deleted scene of the balloon floating over the watermill.
 * A shot of the red balloon floating over the Lighthouse.
 * A deleted scene of the red balloon in the sky.
 * The Old Bridge - A deleted scene of the hot air balloon floating over the old bridge and Skarloey.
 * The Runaway Elephant - A deleted scene of the hot air balloon floating over Elephant Park.
 * The Grand Opening - A deleted scene of the balloon floating over Peter Sam.
 * Best Dressed Engine - A deleted scene of James pulling two trucks and the May pole while the red balloon floats overhead.
 * Unknown:
 * 1) A deleted scene of James watching the Red Balloon at Sodor Castle.

Trivia

 * Edited scenes from Train Stops Play are used. One scene shows the red balloon above the Elsbridge Cricket Field and another scene shows the cricketers smiling.

Goofs

 * At one point, James is seen watching The Red Balloon on the track that runs past the Sodor Castle, situated on the Skarloey Railway, but that track is a narrow gauge track and James is a standard gauge engine.

UK

 * Making Tracks with Thomas and Friends

US

 * Roundhouse Rhythms
 * Hooray for Thomas and Other Adventures

JPN

 * Original Songs 2

Malaysia/Singapore/China

 * Sing-a-Long

TWN

 * Thomas and Friends Sing-a-Long