THE GIRL ON THE MERRY-GO-ROUND
I met a girl at the Farthing Fair.
She was as sweet as honey.
You’d think I was a millionaire
The way I squandered my money.
We took a trip on the ghost express,
And the switchback up and down
And then she said she’d like to have
A ride on the merry-go-round.
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The girl on the merry-go-round,
She was as sweet as honey,
But she left me standing on the ground,
When I ran out of money.
We tried our luck at the shooting range,
And at the coconut shy,
We took a turn on the dodgems
And the big wheel spinning high.
I bought her coke and candy floss,
I took her to see the clowns,
And then she said she’d like to have
A ride on the merry-go-round.
Refrain:
The girl on the merry-go-round etc
I put my hand in my pocket
And my money was nearly done.
I couldn’t pay for the two of us,
So I paid for only one.
The last I saw as she whizzed by
Was the flutter of flying hair,
For she slipped away into the crowd
And I was alone at the Farthing Fair.
Refrain:
The girl on the merry-go-round etc
I met a girl at the Farthing Fair.
She was as sweet as honey.
You’d think I was a millionaire
The way I squandered my money.
We took a trip on the ghost express,
And the switchback up and down
And then she said she’d like to have
A ride on the merry-go-round.
Refrain:
The girl on the merry-go-round,
She was as sweet as honey,
But she left me standing on the ground,
When I ran out of money.
We tried our luck at the shooting range,
And at the coconut shy,
We took a turn on the dodgems
And the big wheel spinning high.
I bought her coke and candy floss,
I took her to see the clowns,
And then she said she’d like to have
A ride on the merry-go-round.
Refrain:
The girl on the merry-go-round etc
I put my hand in my pocket
And my money was nearly done.
I couldn’t pay for the two of us,
So I paid for only one.
The last I saw as she whizzed by
Was the flutter of flying hair,
For she slipped away into the crowd
And I was alone at the Farthing Fair.
Refrain:
The girl on the merry-go-round etc