Weren't you there when the carousel burned down   The fire and confusion, the smoke and the sound   I swear you were there when the carousel burned down   We were all around   The rings charred and tarnished all over the ground   And the heads hung down   And we all left town the next day      The children all cried when the carousel burned down   The old ladies sighed and the carousel burned down   The rest of us lied as the carousel burned down   And the flames did fly   The pipes steamed and shrieked out a blazing goodbye   As the boiler died   And they melted down the midway   And we all left town the next day