The Skeleton and the Roundabout

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Jeff Lynne

Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra. He was later a co-founder and member of the Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. Lynne has produced recordings for artists such as The Beatles, Brian Wilson, Roy Orbison, Dave Edmunds, Del Shannon and Tom Petty. He has co-written songs with Petty and also with George Harrison, whose 1987 album Cloud Nine was co-produced by Lynne and Harrison. Among the many compositions to his credit are such well-known hits as "Livin' Thing", "Evil Woman", "Turn to Stone", "Do Ya", "Xanadu", "Strange M… more »

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1971

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SKELETON and the ROUNDABOUT 

Climb aboard my roundabout 
Climb aboard my roundabout 
I am the fairground man at heart 
I run the roundabout this part 
I fill this fair but custom have I none

I turn the handle round so fast it makes my elbow ache 
Nobody seems to care 
No-one rides upon my roundabout no longer anymore 
Oh what a horrid fair!

Climb aboard my roundabout 
Climb aboard my roundabout 
Climb aboard my roundabout 
Climb aboard my roundabout

Money there is none - I'm thinner than a skeleton

But wait a minute, I'm so thin 
That all these aches and pains could be a chance for me 
I could be a horror or a ghost in a ghost train 
I think I'll go and see

I meet the man who runs the ghost train 
He says, "You're just great! 
I'll pay you top class wages 
If you'll just hang from this gate"

A year is passing lots of food and money come my way 
Oh lucky man am I 
But who's this telling me, "You're fired! 
You're much too fat to be a ghost, be on your way!" 
So here I am

Climb aboard my roundabout 
Climb aboard my roundabout 
Climb aboard my roundabout 
Climb aboard my roundabout

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