Today we'll turn the park Into a journey on a swing And the carousel we're ridin' Like puppets on a string With all the people dressed up Almost like it's halloween Today we'll fly the meadow On silvermounted beasts And up and down we're glidin' As gulls' wings over seas With all its movement out of bounds Desire to be free Today we'll guide the horses From the orchard to the ark And the appletrees surrounding Have lived there from the start Round swingin' round Spinnin' the world around Today fairies and friends are havin' a real good time By now the carousel's a-changin' to overdrive Today we build our fences And our castles on the beach And the tune we keep on playin' Is all some wicked scheme Made up by hurdy-gurdy men And crooked balladeers So why not turn the parc Into a mental jamboree With generals and gunners And TJ on a spree With all the people dyin' At the shooting gallery Round swingin' round Spinnin' the world around Today fairies and friends are havin' a hell of a time By now the carousel's a-changin' to overdrive Round and round Swingin' round and round