The Nickel Ride

Big wheel, I was

Had my own nickel ride

Things were fun then

And I still had my pride

What went wrong, then?

Something went wrong inside

It broke down there

Ah, my sweet nickel ride

Yes, it's all there in my mind

I was a barker, you see

I was really a shill

Time off and I used to walk around the midway

Pitch pennies

See the plastic cats and tossing rings

Kewpie dolls and all those things

Used to feel sorry for those poor old geeks

But that's the way it was for them, I guess

Ah but when I'd call, the people they'd come, they would

And we'd take a ride, we would

Call me "carnie"

That's what I'll always be

It's so simple

Laugh for the life of me

I was winning

How he stayed by my side

It broke down then

Ah, my sweet nickel ride

It broke down then

Ah, my sweet nickel ride

Three for a dime, you break one you win

Step right this way, ladies and gentlemen

We have the little lady right inside if you'd care to know