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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Band
The Band
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rick Danko
Rick Danko
Composer
Levon Helm
Levon Helm
Composer
Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson
Composer
Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint
Horn Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Band
The Band
Producer
Mark Harman
Mark Harman
Engineer
Ron McMaster
Ron McMaster
Mastering Engineer
Andrew Sandoval
Andrew Sandoval
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You can walk on the water, drown in the sand
You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can
Run away (Run away), run away (Run away), it's the restless age
Look away (Look away), look away (Look away), you can turn the page
[Verse 2]
Hey buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap
Here on the street?
I got six on each arm and two more around my feet
[Verse 3]
Life is a carnival
Believe it or not
Life is a carnival
Two bits a shot
[Verse 4]
Saw a man with the jinx in the third degree
Tryin' to deal with people, people you can't see
Take away (Take away), take away (Take away) this house of mirrors
Give away (Give away), give away (Give away) all the souvenirs
[Verse 5]
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
[Verse 6]
Life is a carnival
It's in the book
Life is a carnival
Take another look
[Verse 7]
Hey buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap
Here on the street?
I got six on each arm and two more around my feet
[Verse 8]
Life is a carnival
Believe it or not
Life is a carnival
Two bits a shot
[Verse 9]
Life is a carnival
Life is a carnival
Life is a carnival
Written by: Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson

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