Title:  the amusement park song

Composer:  Joe Raposo

Lead vocals:  unknown

Backing vocals:  none

Scene:  Film footage shot at an amusement park.

[]  Listen to that carousel.  The music is enchanting.

Fireworks and ringing bells, and everybody's laughing

As the whip goes up and down, and the wonder wheel goes round,

And the roller coaster goin' faster.  It's the best ride in the town.

Well, the hotdogs that they sell have a taste I know quite well,

And the french fries are the best you'll ever find.

Jelly apples on a stick.  You can bite, or you can lick.

And the cotton candy's gonna blow your mind.

Well, the funhouse, where you'll laugh till you cry.

The haunted house, where you'll scream.

Taffy, all that money can buy,

And a million billion flavors of ice cream.

Well, I think that it's quite clear that the sound I want to hear

Is that oom-pah-pahing of the carousel.

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