Merry Go Round

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Merry Go Round (also known as That Bowery Song) is a Babyshambles track, that features as track #16 on their debut album, Down in Albion. The writing credit for the track goes to Peter Doherty. Even though the song has been released by Babyshambles, it was first heard in May 2003, when it was recorded for the Babyshambles sessions, by The Libertines. The Libertines version features an unknown male on vocals.

Merry Go Round has also been recorded with Drew McConnell on vocal duties, however this version was not officially released. When Doherty's "My Music" folder leaked onto the internet, an unknown version of Merry go Round by Babyshambles was heard by fans for the first time.

The last line in the album version "I've been so good to that boy Why did he steal all my ligters?" What Peter sang before trying to sit down and falling, it's an improvised line about Patrick Walden.

This song is not to be confused with Merry Go Round by Yeti,(featuring John Hassall of The Libertines), which is a completely different song, with different lyrics and chords.

Appearing on

Down In Albion	Babyshambles	Album	2005-11-14
Royalty Songs	Babyshambles	Demo	2005

Concerts

Liquid Rooms	Peter Doherty	Edinburgh, Scotland	2011-09-21
Le Cabaret Vert	Peter Doherty	Charleville-Mézières, France	2011-08-27
Paradiso, Amsterdam	Babyshambles	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2006-05-01

Lyrics

You have always thinking of her
You're in love and you don't know what to say
But I saw her at the fair and she feels the same way
She was married by the merry-go-round

The merry-go-round
How merrily we go round
How merrily we go round
The merry-go-round

He was the first one of the day
He was the last one of the night
Oh hold me tight, hold me tight

They said you were wrongened
But I can see in your eyes
How you are gentle and wise
And you had the good stuff
Oh there's a parade of girls outside
That boy's so shy
Why'd you punch out his lights?

He was the first one of the day
He was the last one of the night
Oh mop it up, she'll be alright
Mop it up, she'll be alright

There's a parade on the hall outside
Come on and feel the air outside

Said what I like most about you Pete, is your girlfriend and your shoes
And it's nearly half past five
Can we swap again
Half past five, can we swap again

Oh there's a parade of girls outside
That boy's so shy, why'd you punch out his light?

You should get some sun on your face
You've been sitting like a lord in the bath for days
It's getting so... well I don't even know you

We get away with doing the little that we can
We mustn't take it too far my friend
The Albion needs every man woman and child she can get her hands on

He was the first one of the day
He was the last one of the night
Oh hold me tight, hold me tight, hold me tight yeah

They said you were wrongened
But I can see in your eyes
How you are gentle and wise

And you had the good stuff
And there's a parade of girls outside

I've been so good to that boy
Why did he steal all my lighters?