Carnival

Take me to the carnival
let me ride the rides
buy me a red balloon and
some sweet potato fries
I don't care how long we stay
as long as we can see
everything there is to see

I want to see the bearded lady in her yellow dress
I want to pray for the man on the highwire
I want to gawk at the grizzly bear's arabesque
and the man whose breathing fire
how does a man breathe fire?

Take me to the carnival
I want to see the sideshows
I think they are beautiful
There goes the world's tallest Man
he has trouble finding places to stand so
they built a tent especially for him

I want to see the Fiji mermaid swimming in her tank
taste the briny water she splashes with her tail
Watch the Siamese twins as they glide and sway
there goes a man with a bed of nails
what good is a bed of nails?