(Alternate base of E string and the D string on accent)
[Verse]
G G
Oh, come and see the merry-go-round,
D G
The merry-go-round, the merry-go-round!
G G
Come and see the merry-go-round
D G
Go round and round and round!
[Verse]
G G
Come let's rub the pony's hair,
D G
Come let's rub the pony's hair,
G G
Lots of ponies that we can ride
D G
Round and round and round.
[Verse]
G G
Now let's climb on the pony's back,
D G
Now let's climb on the pony's back,
G G
Pick up my reins and buckle my straps,
D G
And round and round and round.
[Verse]
G G
It's faster now my pony runs
D G
Up to the moon and down to the sun;
G G
My pony runs to the music and drums,
D G
Round and round and round.
[Verse]
G G
Now he runs as fast as the winds
D G
And gallops and trots and dances a jig;
G G
Pony's tired and he wants to slow down
D G
Round and round and round.
[Verse]
G G
The pony stops and off I climb,
D G
Off I climb, off I climb;
G G
I'll come back and ride some other time
D G
Round and round and round.