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This page contains all the misheard lyrics for The Carnival Is Over that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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But the joys of love I'm greeting
Going now and far and by.
But the joys of love are fleeting
For Pierrot and Columbine.
But the joys of love are fleeting
Poppy, Rose and Columbine.
But the joys of love are fleeting
For Pierrot and Columbine.
Coffee roll and Columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Coffee scrolls and columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Coffee scrolls are a doughy sweet (with no coffee in them) and so is a Columbine. It made sense to me. Makes me wonder 'bout the real lyrics though.
Far below and Columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Far below and far on high
For Pierrot and Columbine
Far berow and columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Far we rove and columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
For Pete Rose and Columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
For dear olden pal o'mine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Normie Rowe and Columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Normie Rowe was an extremely popular singer in Australia around the same time The Seekers were successful. Columbines were a type of caramel-chocolate confectionery sold in Australia.
Pompey Row and Columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Poppy row and Columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Poppy, Rose and Columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Poppy, Rose and Columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Porky roll and come on by
For Pierrot and Columbine
Porky roll and come on by
For Pierrot and Columbine
Porphyro and Columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Prairie rose and columbine.
For Pierrot and Columbine
Rocky road and columbine
For Pierrot and columbine
Sausage rolls and Columbine
For Pierrot and Columbine
Though the carnival is over
I will laugh until I cry
Though the carnival is over
I will love you til I die
Though the carnival is over I will drug you 'til I die
Though the carnival is over I will love you 'til I die