"The Merry Go Round Broke Down" lyrics?

Samuel D Rosan

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Jun 20, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/20/97

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I have searched for hours for the lyrics to "The Merry Go Round Broke
Down", and can't seem to find them. Not at all on any Dr. D web pages
that I could find. I even tried a few lyric search engines on the web.
Does anyone have these lyrics that could send me a copy, or know where I
can find them?

Please e-mail to mro...@earthlink.net if possible.

Thanks.

SCarras

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Jun 21, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/21/97

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The WB version-

"My Name is Daffy Duck,I work a merry go round.And then when I went right
on the merry go round broke down.The guy who worked with me.Is the horse
with the lavender eye.And around the quriellswith naked girls(that's what
it SOUNDS like) is (I forgot the next ones)..Rounsd and round,the dizzy
pace soon went to my head. Now you know why I'm dizzy,and do the things I
do,....and the Merry go round broke down."

(Daffy's version).

Shep Fields,Eddie Duchin,Jimmy Lunceford,Russ Morgan,and others did it.

Chris P. Mezzolesta

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Jun 21, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/21/97

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sca...@aol.com (SCarras) wrote:

>The WB version-

>"My Name is Daffy Duck,I work a merry go round.And then when I went right
>on the merry go round broke down.The guy who worked with me.Is the horse
>with the lavender eye.And around the quriellswith naked girls(that's what
>it SOUNDS like) is (I forgot the next ones)..Rounsd and round,the dizzy
>pace soon went to my head. Now you know why I'm dizzy,and do the things I
>do,....and the Merry go round broke down."

I've always heard it as:

My name is Daffy Duck/I worked on the merry-go-round
The job was swell, I did quite well till the merry-go-round broke down
The guy that worked with me/Was the horse with the lavender eyes
Around in whirls we'd wink at girls till the merry-go-round broke down

Up and down and round it we sped
The dizzy pace soon went to my head

Now you know why I'm daffy and do the things I do
Yes I'm a screw and you'd be too if the merry-go-round broke down

[from "Daffy Duck and Egghead", 1938]
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Jun 23, 1997, 3:00:00 AM6/23/97

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<<I have searched for hours for the lyrics to "The Merry Go Round Broke
Down", and can't seem to find them. Not at all on any Dr. D web pages
that I could find. I even tried a few lyric search engines on the web.
Does anyone have these lyrics that could send me a copy, or know where I
can find them?>>

The ORIGINAL lyrics (courtesy of "The TV Theme Song Sing-Along Song Book")

Oh, the merry-go-round broke down,
As we went round and round,
Each time 'twould miss,
We'd steal a kiss,
While the merry-go-round went
um-pah-pah, um-pah-pah, um-pah, um-pah, um-pah-pah.

The merry-go-round broke down,
And made the darndest sound.
The lights went low,
We both said "Oh",
And the merry-go-round went
um-pah-pah, um-pah-pah, um-pah, um-pah, um-pah-pah.

Oh! what fun, a wonderful time,
Finding love for only a dime,
The merry-go-round broke down,
But you don't see me frown,
Things turned out fine,
And now she's mine,
Cause the merry-go-round went
um-pah-pah, um-pah-pah, um-pah, um-pah, um-pah-pah.

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