Lyrics I Stayed Too Long At The Fair (Live at the Bon Soir, Greenwich Village, NYC - Nov. 7, 1962) - Barbra Streisand

We will sing a nice, pretty song now
Pretty, pretty
Why don't you sing it?
(Would you do the lights for me?)
Right, right!
It's my ambition
(Mine is to be able to sing like you)
Ahh, silly, silly
Headaches and everything
It's nice singing now, you know?
Quiet

Hmm, hmm, hmm
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 me 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 music has stopped, and the children must go now
Have I stayed too long at the fair?

Oh mother dear, I know you're very proud
Your little girl in pigtails, is so far above the crowd
No, daddy dear, you never could have known
That I would be successful, yet, so very much alone

I wanted to live in a carnival city
With laughter, love everywhere
I wanted my friends to be thrilling and witty
I wanted somebody to care

I found my blue ribbons all shiny and new
But now, I discover them, no longer blue

The merry-go-round is beginning to taunt me
Have I stayed too long at the fair?
There is nothing to win
And there's no one to want me
Have I stayed too long at the fair?