Carnival at Midnight

Jody's seen those Kung Fu movies

thinks he's a real man,

practices daily 'till there's blood

upon his hands.

Merilee is winking while sucking

on a lime,

Bobby's down the corner

singing tunes out of time.

And it's the Carnival at Midnight

if you did not know,

It's the Carnival at Midnight,

it's the big show.

Sally's at the bank,

she says she's got to run,

slipping the teller a love letter,

while nodding to her gun,

She says she's not in it for the money,

but only for the fun,

now I can see her point of view

while I'm blinded by the sun.

And it's the Carnival at Midnight

if you did not know,

It's the Carnival at Midnight,

it's the big show.

Ramon is in the kitchen

frying up a chicken plate,

nursing a hangover

and wishing it was late,

Now Stephen watches everything

from his sacred seat,

gazing at the people

promenading on the street,

And it's the Carnival at Midnight,

if you did not know,

It's the Carnival at Midnight,

it's the big show.

Now if you see me out on Broadway

before I hit it big,

please say hello to Lawrence

and all the folks I dig.

I'd do it my own self,

but I might not do it right,

in the presence of the poet,

I tend to get uptight.

And it's the Carnival at Midnight,

If you did not know,

It's the Carnival at Midnight,

it's the big show.

Last night I saw David,

he was playing the Chinese gong,

signing fortune cookies,

and saying I was wrong,

Now no-one knows the hour,

no-one knows the day,

when the Lion of Judah,

returns the Judgment Day,

And it's the Carnival at Midnight

if you did not know,

It's the Carnival at Midnight,

if you did not know,

It's the Carnival at Midnight

Yes it's the Carnival at Midnight,

'til he comes to stay.

-C.A. McCoy