Merry Go Round
The Brady Bunch Lyrics


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Cotton candy cracker jack galipy sun I'm feeling like a circus show that's leaving town
Here today and gone tomorrow spinning around you know you got me riding on a merry go round

Round I spin around
Feet off the ground
Just like a merry go round
Round spinning around
You come around just like a phycho clown

Round round round and up and down you keep my head spinning like a merry go round
Round round round when you come around I start to get dizzy and my feet hit the ground

My heart is on a ferris wheel my head's in a whirl
I'm walking on a tightrope won't you be my girl
I'm dizzy over you

Round round round I'm upside down you keep my head spinning like a merry go round
Round round round when you come around you start me acting crazy like a circus clown

Cotton candy cracker jack galipy sun I'm feeling like a circus show that's leaving town
Here today and gone tomorrow spinning around I'm never gonna catch you on a merry go round

Round I spin around
Feet off the ground
Just like a merry go round
Round spinning around
You come around just like a phycho clown





Round round round and up and down you keep my head spinning like a merry go round
Round round round when you come around I start to get dizzy and my feet hit the ground

Overall Meaning

The Brady Bunch's song Merry-Go-Round is a lively and fun-filled song about the ups and downs of being in love. The lyrics are full of colorful imagery, from the cotton candy and cracker jack to the ferris wheel and tightrope. The first verse sets the scene of the circus, with the singer feeling like a circus show that's leaving town. They're spinning around on the merry go round with their feet off the ground, and they can't seem to catch the person they're in love with.


The chorus repeats the idea of spinning around on the merry go round, with the person in question always coming around just like a psycho clown. The second verse continues the theme of being dizzy and upside down, with the singer walking on a tightrope and asking the person to be their girl. They're crazy and acting like a circus clown when the person is around, and they can't seem to catch them on the merry go round.


Line by Line Meaning

Cotton candy cracker jack galipy sun I'm feeling like a circus show that's leaving town
I feel like an entertaining spectacle that's leaving town, with a mixture of sweet and thrilling sensations like cotton candy and cracker jack.


Here today and gone tomorrow spinning around you know you got me riding on a merry go round
I'm caught up in the excitement of a fleeting experience, feeling like I'm endlessly spinning on a merry go round thanks to you.


Round I spin around Feet off the ground Just like a merry go round Round spinning around You come around just like a phycho clown
You make me feel like I'm twirling around with abandon, just like on a merry go round, but sometimes your behavior is unpredictable and erratic like that of a clown.


Round round round and up and down you keep my head spinning like a merry go round Round round round when you come around I start to get dizzy and my feet hit the ground
You have me feeling constantly dizzy and disoriented with your erratic behavior, but when you're not around, I feel grounded and steady again.


My heart is on a ferris wheel my head's in a whirl I'm walking on a tightrope won't you be my girl I'm dizzy over you
My emotions are in turmoil and I feel like I'm taking risks, but I still want to be with you because I'm infatuated and dizzy with love.


Round round round I'm upside down you keep my head spinning like a merry go round Round round round when you come around you start me acting crazy like a circus clown
You make me feel like I'm turned upside down and my mind is dizzy, but I can't help but act foolishly and erratically around you like a circus clown.


Cotton candy cracker jack galipy sun I'm feeling like a circus show that's leaving town Here today and gone tomorrow spinning around I'm never gonna catch you on a merry go round
I feel like a temporary thrill that's soon to fade away, and no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to catch up to you or make you stay around.




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