Ramblin'Pony Songs

Lyrics

“Carnival King” (A. Woodley)

Sittin’ at a street café
Watchin’ the carnival parade
Merrily merrily merrily merrily downstream
Scene by scene

There’s my family
Watchin’ a black and white TV
Merrily merrily merrily merrily downstream
We were happy

There’s Martin Luther
He had a dream
There’s the man on the moon
There’s JFK
Wavin’ in the cavalcade
‘til the oilmen shot him down

Headin’ off to Vietnam
All the way with Uncle Sam
Merrily merrily merrily merrily downstream
On the team

Marchin’ tall on Anzac Day
All the people stayed away
Merrily merrily merrily merrily downstream
Good on ya boys you’re bloody heroes every one of ya

Thy will be done
‘til the kingdom come
‘til the kingdom come

Elvis like a rolling stone
Aretha sang whatchoo want
Baby you got it
Baby you got it

Cassius Clay Mahommed Ali
Float like a butterfly sting like a bee
Merrily merrily merrily merrily downstream
Gracefully

Smokin’ Joe with his left hand
Sent him off to Disneyland
Merrily merrily merrily merrily downstream
In a dream

There’s George and John, Ringo and Paul
They’re crossin’ Abbey Road
They’re playin’ Get Back on the roof of the studio

And you ask me
Do I believe
You know I do –woo –oo –woo-oo
And every word is true
Trust me
We’re going to be
Happy
Happy

’75 the CIA
blew the whole damn thing away
there’s the Money Market Man
bulldust shimmerin’ in the sand
in the sa – and

walk with Confidence
smile with Confidence
the Confidence Man
Lie with Confidence
Steal with Confidence
The Confidence Man

And the corporate veil
Hides a burqa smile
And the Carnival King’s
Laughin’ all the while

Ask me
Do I believe
You know I do –woo –oo –woo –oo
And every word is true

Trust me
We’re going to be
Happy
Happy

9/11 China joined
the WTO and New York burned
down down down town
fallin’ all around
fallin’ all around

Mesopotamia Shock and Awe
Gave Saddam Hussein what for
Merrily merrily merrily merrily downstream
Broke the law

One two three four five six seven
hundred thousand off to heaven
merrily merrily merrily merrily downstream
even up the score

And the corporate veil
Hides a burqa smile
And the Carnival King’s
Laughin’ all the while

Ask me
Do I believe
You know I do –woo –oo –woo –oo
And every word is true
Trust me
We’re going to be
Happy
Happy

Obama came to save the day
The band played and Aretha sang
Oh my country ‘tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing
Of thee I sing

And you ask me
do I believe
You know I do
Trust me

We’re gonna be
Happy
Happy
When Aretha sings
When Aretha sings
When Aretha sings
Everything’s gonna be alright this mornin’
When Aretha sings.

Words and music written and performed by Allan Woodley.
Copyright 2011