Capo IV

Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel

Townes Van Zandt / Townes Van Zandt: Townes Van Zandt (1969)

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Well, the drunken clown still hanging 'round, But it's plain the laughters all died down;
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The tears you tried so hard to hide are flowing.
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And a blind man with his knife in hand Has convinced himself that he understands -
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I wish him well, Miss Carousel, but I gotta be a going.
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Won't you come and get me when You're sure that you don't need me then
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I'll stand outside your window - And I proudly call your name!
 
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Well the lady's been told that all her gold Is worth so much, she can't be sold;
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No time to weep, she'll later sleep tomorrow.
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When she carries her face to the market place And bets it on the open enrage -
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She can ring her bells, Miss Carousel, but the singing brings me sorrow.
Won't you come... 
 
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Well it's always done, every mothers sun Is surely grown, and never run;
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So they fight with all their might inside them.
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When the battles been fought 'n they've all been taught That the trick is just not being caught;
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Will you give 'em hell, Miss Carousel, When they're begging you to hide them.
Won't you come and get me... 
 
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When they need a rose, your eyes felt closed; You clamped your fingers 'round your nose -
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Would you say, that's anyway to judge him.
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Well you haven't got the authority To kill him in the first degree -
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But would you feel compelled, Miss Carousel, If you had something to regret in.
harp solo
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On a velvet beach far beneath the reach Of those who come to pry and preach,
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The natural man that tried to stand is falling.
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Well how long will it be before he sees: You own his legs but his mind is free!
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Only you can tell, Miss Carousel, How long will he be crawling.
Won't you come and get me... 
 
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All the castle walls grown so tall, Seems there ain't no hope at all -
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To reach the top even though you stopped your breathin'.
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But I ain't gonna try to make you cry, The teardrops couldn't find your eye,
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It's all been swell, Miss Carousel, the time has come for leaving!
Won't you come and get me when... 


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