My Fair Lady

©2010 Dave Clegg

Strollin’ past the livestock arena 

At the County Fair

Strange bouquet of cotton candy 

And methane in the air.

I nearly dropped my corn dog, 

Spilled half my Coke.

When I saw the woman of my dreams

In a cloud of menthol smoke. 

Tall, tan, and tempting, 

Tattooed girl

She was the ticket-taker and operator

Of the Tilt-A-Whirl.

I rode that ride all evening

‘Til they shut the midway down 

Now I’m runnin’ the Double Ferris Wheel

Travelin’ from town to town.

With my fair lady, 

Rare, uncultured pearl

My fair lady,

Queen of the Tilt-A-Whirl

I proposed in Memphis, 

On the Matterhorn. 

In the Sky Tram, near Birmingham, 

Our first child was born. 

She looks just like her mama,

We named her Loopty Lou

She turned four in Baltimore,

And got her first tattoo. 

Every year we celebrate 

Our anniversa-ry,

With funnel cakes and french fries,

And a very fine chablis. 

Twenty years of roller coasters, 

Cows and carousels,

Bumper cars and neon stars 

And all those funky smells.   

With my fair lady, 

Rare, uncultured pearl

My fair lady,

Queen of the Tilt-A-Whirl

My fair lady, 

Spin ‘em til they hurl. 

My fair lady,

Queen of the Tilt-A-Whirl