(Have I Stayed) Too Long At The Fair / Ready To Begin Again

I wanted the music to play on forever

Have I stayed too long at the fair?

I wanted the clown to be constantly clever

Have I stayed too long at the fair?

I bought the blue ribbons to tie up my hair

But I couldn't find anybody to care

The merry-go-round is beginning to slow now

Have I stayed too long at the fair?

The lights of the mid-way are fading above me

Have I stayed too long at the fair?

The music has stopped and the children must go now

I've stayed too long at the fair

When my teeth are at rest in a glass by my bed

And my hair lies somewhere in a drawer

Then the world doesn't seem like a very nice place

Not a very nice place anymore

But I take out my teeth, from the glass by my bed

And my hair from a drawer in the hall

Still the world doesn't seem like a very nice place

Not a very nice place at all

But I put in my teeth, and I put on my hair

And a strange thing occurs when I do

For my teeth start to feel like my very own teeth

And my hair like my very own too

And I'm ready to begin again

Ready to begin again

I'm reaching for the soap

My heart is full of hope

Again, again

I'm Ready to begin again

Feeling like I've just begun

Now I'm not afraid to raise the window shade

And face the sun

I'll put on my bracelets and broaches

My rings and my pearls and my things

And as the new day approaches

As the new day begins

I'm ready to begin again

Looking fresh and bright, I trust

Ready to begin again

As everybody must