Weren't you there when the carousel burned down

The fire and confusion, the smoke and the sound

I swear you were there when the carousel burned down

We were all around

The rings charred and tarnished all over the ground

And the heads hung down

And we all left town the next day



The children all cried when the carousel burned down

The old ladies sighed and the carousel burned down

The rest of us lied as the carousel burned down

And the flames did fly

The pipes steamed and shrieked out a blazing goodbye

As the boiler died

And they melted down the midway

And we all left town the next day