The Carousel Paul Shapera

[Raven]
The carousel goes round forever whirling
King becomes the beggar, becomes the clown
And when the clown he weeps, the crowd all come then to their feet
And applaud him as he falls the long way down

Long ago the sounds of crowds and madness
Howled throughout the long and wild eve
What I wouldn't spend
To hear those sounds again
Ah, then what a sweet sound that would be
Ah, then what a sweet sound that would be

We used to be a legend spoke with reverence
Inebriates would worship at our feet
The place they'd long to see
To embrace all their extremes
Ah, then what a sweet sound that would be

I cannot tell how long we have been trapped here
And now the way out lands here at my feet
Another whirl around, another game another clown
One quick cut and sleep the dreamless sleep
One quick cut, how simple it would be

[Helen]
Where do you go now
When all that you love
And all of your world is broken
All of its gone