Banbury Fair

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The month of October, night's drawing in A crescent moon hung in the sky Smoke out of chimneys, a frost on the ground Nothing is passing us by Me and a friend with an evening to spare My shirt collar whiter than white We talked our way down to the middle of town With the music and movement and light [Verse 2] I rode the big wheel and got stuck at the top With the loveliest girl at the fair We had a different view of the old town hall clock As we swung to and fro in the air I shot on the rifle range, knocked them all down Missed at the coconut shy Closed eyes on the waltzers, just spinning so fast We thought we were going to die [Chorus] At the talk of the town, you've got to be old enough Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough The thrills and the spills of it, I've had my share We were coming together for Banbury Fair [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] To the teller of fate we both had a go To see if she could reveal it all We palmed her with silver, held on to our breath She gazed in her huge crystal ball "Seeing an animal seven hands high Galloping wild and free Now the picture is fading, I see nothing more But a very good omen, you'll see" [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] We bet on a horse from a spin of a wheel Would the name on our ticket light up? So slower and slower towards the last post I thought we were in with some luck Jumping into the air, "Danube, that's mine!" A winner right out of the blue Our hearts full of laughter as we both realised That's what the old gypsy knew [Chorus] At the talk of the town, you've got to be old enough Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough The thrills and the spills of it, I've had my share We were coming together for Banbury Fair [Chorus] At the talk of the town, you've got to be old enough Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough The thrills and the spills of it, I've had my share We were coming together for Banbury Fair (Coming together for Banbury Fair) Coming together for Banbury Fair (Coming together for Banbury Fair)