Life Is A Carnival

by The Band

From the album: The Last Waltz

Track 19 of 30 on The Last Waltz (1978).

Duration: 4:32

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Lyrics for Life Is A Carnival

You can walk on the water, drown in the sand You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can Run away, run away--it's the restless age Look away, look away--you can turn the page Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap Here on the street I got six on each arm and two more round my feet Life is a carnival--believe it or not Life is a carnival--two bits a shot Saw a man with the jinx in the third degree From trying to deal with people--people you can't see Take away, take away, this house of mirrors Give away, give away, all the souvenirs We're all in the same boat ready to float off the edge of the world The flat old world The street is a sideshow from the peddler to the corner girl Life is a carnival--it's in the book Life is a carnival--take another look Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap Here on the street I got six on each arm and two more round my feet Life is a carnival--believe it or not Life is a carnival--two bits a shot

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  19. Life Is A Carnival
  20. Baby Let Me Follow You Down
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  22. Forever Young
  23. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Reprise)
  24. I Shall Be Released
  25. The Well
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  27. Out Of The Blue
  28. The Weight
  29. The Last Waltz Refrain
  30. Theme From The Last Waltz (With Orchestra)