The Ballad of Klimpaloon

 is a song from the Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You! soundtrack about Klimpaloon, a magical, old-timey green-and-white-striped bathing suit which, according to legend, resides in the Himalayan mountain range on the Tibet/Nepal border. The song is sung by Love Händel.

Although the song was not used in "Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You!", the episode which the soundtrack was based off, an up-tempo instrumental version of part of the song can be heard playing in the background of "Bullseye!" when Lawrence wore a one-piece swimsuit that looked exactly like Klimpaloon while participating in the swimsuit portion of the L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N. Pageant of Evil.

The song is an entry in the Fact Based Song competition at the Tri-State Music Awards, and after some help from Phineas and Ferb, eventually goes on to win the prize. ("The Klimpaloon Ultimatum")

Lyrics
Note: Lines in blue are only available on the Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You! soundtrack.

Love Händel: Oh, oh, oh

He stands in winter, he's striped and frozen

He is completely out of style

He got no hands, he got no feet

All mouth and teeth, but he don't smile

He's the magical old-timey bathing suit

That lives in the Himalayas

They call him Klimpaloon (Klimpaloon)

All the sherpas think that he's just a fool

Are you on a quest for a swimming pool?

Tell me, Klimpaloon (Klimpaloon)

Lives in the mountains (oh), the frozen mountains (oh)

A land unfriendly and unmapped

He's so short-sleevey (oh), more knit than weavy (oh)

His lips are really, really chapped

He's made out of wool, he's itchy to wear

He's got broad stripes and savoir-faire

He's out of place almost everywhere

Since 1883

He's a costume out of time

Both ridiculous and sublime

Seems innocuous, but I'm

Afraid he's scarin' me

He's the magical old-timey bathing suit

That lives in the Himalayas

They call him Klimpaloon (Klimpaloon)

If you're between Tibet and Nepal

And you're quiet, you can hear the call

Of Klimpaloon: (Klimpaloon)

Klimpaloon (feat. Candace in the broadcast version): Nang-nang-nang-nang-nang-nang-nang-nang-nang!

Love Händel: He stands in winter!

Background information

 * The Himalayas are a mountain range between Tibet and Nepal. The most famous of the Himalayan mountains is Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.
 * The inspiration for Klimpaloon is a creature believed to reside in the mountain range often referred to as the yeti or abominable snowman.
 * The Klimpaloon looks like a Naga, a stuffed animal made with naugahyde, which may explain how "nang", the word the Klimpaloon can say, came from or was based on.

Songwriters

 * Dan Povenmire
 * Jon Colton Barry
 * Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
 * Martin Olson

BMI Work #11885890

Continuity

 * This is the third song to start with the words The Ballad of... , following Ballad of the Black Knight The Ballad of Badbeard, and The Ballads of Paul.

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