Mr Carousel | Letters from the Sun | Track 07-15 | 1965

[Verse 1] He wakes up at half-past noon, Shines his shoes and hums a tune. Tips his hat to the milkman’s grin, Says, “Round and round we all begin.” [Chorus] Mr. Carousel, spinning through the day, Smiles at the rain, says, “It’s better this way.” The world might change, but he’ll stay the same — Mr. Carousel, remember the name. [Verse 2] He talks to clocks that never chime, Says they’re just biding their time. Leaves his house at twenty to three, Whistling in perfect key. [Bridge – Studio Quirk Section] (Tack piano riff with backwards cymbal swells, then organ takes over melody.) “Round and round the record spins, Every loss begins again.” (Brief moment of reversed tape guitar before snapping back into tempo.) [Final Chorus + Outro] Mr. Carousel, spinning through the day, Tipping his hat as he fades away. Oh, the world might sleep — he’ll just play, Mr. Carousel, still humming away. (Fades out with fairground organ hum, faint laughter, and tape wobble — pure 1965 magic.)