(Bb)Rid ing a long on a car ou sel, es, (Bb)try’n’ to catch up to you.
(Bb)Rid ing a long on a car ou sel, es, (Bb)will I catch up to you?
(C)Hors es chas ing ’cause they’re rac ing so near yet so a far
on a car ou (Eb)sel,
on a car ou (Eb)sel.
(Bb)Near ing er, near on er, chang ing hors es, (Bb)still to so far a way.
(Bb)Peo ing ple fight on ing for their plac es, (Bb)just I got in the way.
(C)Soon you’ll leave, and then I’ll lose you.
Still, we’re go ing a round
on a car ou (Eb)sel,
on a car ou (Eb)sel.
On a car ou (Eb)sel.
On a car ou (Eb)sel.
(Eb)Round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round with (Bb)you;
up, (Bb6)down, (Cm7)up, (Bb)down, up, (Gm7)down, (Abmaj7)too.
On a car ou (Eb)sel.
On a car ou (Eb)sel.
This page shows “On A Carousel” by The Hollies in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Eb at 140 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.