Carnival of Hatred

“Come one, come all!” The hawker summons Try your luck On the unmoored Ferris wheel Hurl a dart At the Kewpie dolls Win one for the lady To consummate the deal (Chorus) Intruders in the festival Outsiders at the gates Nothing like a carnival To bring up dormant hates Where the pavement meets the grass Behind the stand of funnel cakes, Someone's getting hornery Their pants down at their feet This balloon-tank life Is more than I can take This Friday night special Affords me no relief (chorus) Prizes, prizes, and more prizes Mustachioed lady dons disguises The smell of ether and saw dust A dead roller coaster under rust They say life is a funhouse That explains why everyone is so ugly A grotesque face in a curvy mirror – A cotton-candy bed for an endless nightmare – It’s carnival time, again.