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On A Carousel Lyrics
riding along on a carousel
trying to catch up to you
riding along on a carousel
will I catch up to you?
horses chasing 'cause they're racing
so they ain't so far
on a carousel, on a carousel
nearer and nearer by changing horses
still so far away
soon you'll leave and then I'll lose you
people fighting for their places
just get in my way
still we're going 'round
on a carousel, on a carousel
'round and 'round and 'round and 'round
with you
up, down, up, down, up, down, too
pulling ducks out of the water
got the highest score
as she leaves, she drops the presents
that she won before
now's my chance and I must take it
a case of do or die
on a carousel, on a carousel
'round and 'round and 'round and 'round
with you
up, down, up, down, up, down, too
riding along on a carousel
will I catch up to you?
riding along on a carousel
trying to catch up to you
now we take our ride together
no more chasing her
on a carousel, on a carousel
trying to catch up to you
riding along on a carousel
will I catch up to you?
horses chasing 'cause they're racing
so they ain't so far
on a carousel, on a carousel
still so far away
soon you'll leave and then I'll lose you
people fighting for their places
just get in my way
still we're going 'round
'round and 'round and 'round and 'round
with you
up, down, up, down, up, down, too
got the highest score
as she leaves, she drops the presents
that she won before
now's my chance and I must take it
a case of do or die
on a carousel, on a carousel
with you
up, down, up, down, up, down, too
will I catch up to you?
riding along on a carousel
trying to catch up to you
now we take our ride together
no more chasing her
on a carousel, on a carousel
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Well, it's a pretty self-explanatory comparison of a budding romance with a merry-go-round (carousel) ride. Not one of The Hollies' better-known songs, but it should be! It's put together so perfectly, I can't imagine changing a note. And it's just so 60s, the first riff whisks you right back like a time machine. Gotta love that!
Perfect post...thanx. I remember this tune quite fondly. It was fun being born in the 60's and having such great music playing on car radios and in our homes. It was a time of slow awakening to all the technological and social changes that were on the horizon. Everything was quietly brewing as we went through life in our Leave It To Beaver households.
Perfect post...thanx. I remember this tune quite fondly. It was fun being born in the 60's and having such great music playing on car radios and in our homes. It was a time of slow awakening to all the technological and social changes that were on the horizon. Everything was quietly brewing as we went through life in our Leave It To Beaver households.
@law4 --Yes it is a real sweet song from more innocent times.
@law4 --Yes it is a real sweet song from more innocent times.