Carnival
song
The
singer cries for people's lies
He will sing for the day to bring him night
The
circus burns in carnival flames
And for a while you won't know my name at all
But
sing and dance and love for pennies and gold The
juggling clown smiles to me
And every frown we agree is glad
The nighttime
comes to bring the bums
From Bowery heat to crimson streets of wine
But
magic lands will never touch our sands Your
children smile in single file
They learn mistakes that others make
They
see although they cannot know
The needs they'll need to have their greed grow
wild
But dance and sing, for others bring the shame
And for a while you
won't know my name
Tim
Buckley
Tim Buckley Music ASCAP
Released
1967 Elektra Records - “Goodbye and Hello” Running
time 3:12 |