G  C  G  C
G  C  D  G

[Verse 1]
G                 C
Come on kids from eight to eighty.
          G       C
Hey there mister, bring your lady.
G                   C
There's a big show, on the inside.
D7            G7
It's carnival time.

[Verse 2]
C
Popcorn, peanuts and cotton candy,
C
pink lemonade, that's dan-dan-dandy.
G
Be a big shot, for a dollar.
D7            G
It's carnival time.

[Chorus]
G7           G
Roustabouts, roustaboutin'.
        C
There's happy shout, children shoutin'.
   D7
If you've got doubt, quit your doubtin';
     G             G7
it's thrills, it's spice,
     G                     G7
it's cheap at half-the-price.

[Verse 3]
    C
So, don't be bashful, buy a ticket.
        G      C
Get the habit, never kick it.
G                    C                G
Hear the band there, don't just stand there.
G7             C
It's carnival time.

[Instrumental]
(Carnival organ)
C  G  D  G

[Chorus]
G7           G
Roustabouts, roustaboutin'.
        C
There's happy shout, children shoutin'.
   D7
If you've got doubt, quit your doubtin';
     G             G7
it's thrills, it's spice,
     G                     G7
it's cheap at half-the-price.

[Verse 3]
(reprise)
    C
So, don't be bashful, buy a ticket.
        G      C
Get the habit, never kick it.
G                    C                G
Hear the band there, don't just stand there.
G7              C
It's carnival time.

[Outro]
G             C
It's carnival time.