Carnival Song/hi Lily Hi Lo Lyrics - Tim Buckley

From Dream Letter Live In London 1968 

If you're ever in New York...(Is it a girl?) 

If you're ever in New York, there's not very 

Many carnivals going on 

And that may not be much, but uh... 

If you're used to a carnival every once in a while 

Then New York doesn't have it 

Then you gotta write a carnival song 

But that don't really make it either 

'Cause what's a song without a carnival? 

The song of love is a sad song 

For we have loved and it's so 

So come and laugh a while Lily 

Come and join the show 

Hi lily lily hi 

Lo lily lily hi 

Lo lily lily hi lo 

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The circus comes once a year, Lily 

Then we gotta go 

So come and laugh a while Lily 

Come and join the show 

Come dancin', dancin' dance a while 

Come dancin', dancin' dance a while 

Come dancin', dancin' dance a while with me 

Me me me me me me me ... 

More? see the people pass Lily 

Don't mind what they say 

Go on and be happy Lily 

They'll just pass away 

Hi lily lily hi 

Lo lily lily hi 

Lo lily lily hi lo 

Don't let the Italian kids on your block make fun, Lily 

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(The) song of love is a sad song 

We have loved and it's so 

So come and laugh a while Lily 

Come and join the show 

Hi lily hi lily 

Hi lily lo