Nora Jane Struthers - Carnival lyrics

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?