Introduction (spoken)
If you're ever in New York...(Is it a girl?)
If you're ever in New York, there's not very
many carnivals going on
And that may not be much, but uh...
If you're used to a carnival every once in a while
Then New York doesn't have it
Then you gotta write a carnival song
But that don't really make it either
'Cause what's a song without a carnival?
C / / (x18)
Verse 1:
C C/B C/A C/G
The song of love is a sad song
C C/B F6
For we have loved and it's so
C C/B C/A CaddD
So come and laugh a while Lily
CaddD Dm/C
Come and join the show
C Fsus2
Hi lily lily hi
C Fsus2
Lo lily lily hi
C Fsus2 C / / / / /
Lo lily lily hi lo
C / / (x4)
Verse 2:
The circus comes once a year, Lily
Then we gotta go
So come and laugh a while Lily
Come and join the show
Come dancin', dancin' dance a while
Come dancin', dancin' dance a while
Come dancin', dancin' dance a while with me
C G
Me me me me me me me
Bb F
Me me me me me me
C G
Me me me me me me me
Bb F C / / / / /
Me me me me me me me ah...
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C / / (x4)
Verse 3:
More? see the people pass Lily
Don't mind what they say
Go on and be happy Lily
They'll just pass away
Hi lily lily hi
Lo lily lily hi
Lo lily lily hi lo
C
Don't let the Italian kids on your block make fun, Lily
(repeat first verse:)
(The) song of love is a sad song
We have loved and it's so
So come and laugh a while Lily
Come and join the show
C F C F
Hi lily hi lily
C F C CaddD
Hi lily lo
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by Dann Butterfield
