Tim Buckley - Carnival Song/Hi Lily Hi Lo lyrics

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

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

(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