| Once we walked so starry-eyed
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| Where confetti fell
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| But now the faded posters say
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| «The carnival is closed today»
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| Ferris wheel standing still
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| Empty carousel
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| My bright balloon has flown away
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| The carnival is closed today
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| Yesterday’s calliope
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| Piped so happily
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| As merry the merry-go-round
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| Went round and round
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| Cracker jacks and kewpie dolls
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| Laughing clowns were we
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| How hollow the laughter can sound
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| And sound, and sound, love
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| Silly clown, go on home
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| It’s over, can’t you tell?
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| He found another place to play
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| The carnival is closed today
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| Yesterday’s calliope
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| Piped so happily
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| All these foolish yesterdays
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| Laughing now at me
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| How hollow the laughter can sound
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| And sound, and sound, love
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| Silly clown, go on home
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| It’s over, can’t you tell?
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| He found another place to play
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| The carnival is closed
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| Oh, the carnival is closed
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| The carnival is closed
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| Today |