Song Lyrics

Step right up, come as fast as you can
We got a mighty long, mighty long ride ahead of us
So sayeth the Carnival Man

I was walkin' down a lonely street, I had nothin' but my sense of direction
I guarantee ya nothin' held me back, I had no room for defection
I done seen enough cloudy days, I ain't gonna wait another minute on delays
Uh huh . . . Oh yeah, uh huh

Then I met a dame with the same name as no brain-dead
And she said the name of the game is 'No Fear, No Shame,' my dear
Come and listen to my story, it's a happy one, so let's have some fun
And take off that hat, but before you get to that

Let me welcome you to the Carnival
The cotton candy's wonderful
You don't have to have a ticket for the rides
All you need to do is give up a little of your pride
Uh huh . . . Carnival

And she said the name of the game
Is 'No Shame and No Fear', my dear
Please don't think I'm boring, come and hear my story
It's a happy one, so let's have some fun

'Cause everything is gonna be all right
You know everything is gonna be all right
I know everything is gonna be all right
You know everything is gonna be all right
All right

I was walkin' down a lonely street, I had nothin' but my sense of direction
I guarantee ya nothin' held me back, I had no room for defection
I done seen enough cloudy days, I ain't gonna wait another minute on delays
Uh huh, uh huh, all right, yeah

I said life is just a Carnival

Charlie Bookout

The duration of Carnival is 4:33 minutes and seconds.