John Wesley Harding - The Night He Took Her To The Fairground Lyrics
Her glasses fell on the grassThey were reflected in the lensThough short-sighted she knewThat they could never be friendsAnd as he pulled her downShe threw off his new suede shoesHe didn't carry protection andShe'd just blown a fuseShe laughed but it wasn't at himShe called him a crazy foolWell she'd broken all of her promiseAnd he'd broken her golden ruleThey kissed but their eyes were closedAnd she said ain't love blindWell she put his scarf round her eyesBut the attachment was just a bindThe tunnel was out of loveThe waltzer made no soundThe ghost train was on fire, on fireAnd the merry go went round and roundThe roller coasted onAs they went up and downIt was the night that he took her to the fairgroundIt was the night that he took her to the fairgroundShe ran away so fastLike water down a drainWell they met and they tried to pretend thatThey were strangers on a trainWell she poisoned him with wordsWell he tried to spit them outWell he thought it was all absurdYou know that he had got no doubtYou know she was bending him out of shapeWell just like plastic warpsHe was an actor in her play but he wasJust beginning to corpseThey molded together wellHer hand fit into his gloveAnd they were making up this story whileWhile they were making loveYeah the tunnel was out of loveThe waltzer made no soundThe ghost train was on fire, on fireAnd the merry go went round and roundThe roller coasted onAnd they went up and downIt was the night that he took her to the fairgroundIt was the night that he took her to the
