have you ever been drivin home late at night you found yourself enraptured by a captivatin site the mystical allure of blinkin twinklin twirly lights shinin in your baby s eyes can seem so right and that girl she makes you stop in that wal mart parkin lot the smell of sweaty people on the summer s air so hot and you buy a roll of tickets at fifty cents a pop and you re thinkin that it s gonna be cool but i m tellin you that it s not no cause looks can be deceivin if you know what i mean a shiny patch of happiness may not be what it seems i learned that lesson long ago much to my chagrin but not before the whole damn thing came crashin to an end and it looked so cool and looked so fun i thought the picture perfect perch from which to get me some the top but the wheel it was junk and that carny he was drunk and they sent my baby flyin across the parkin lot tilt a whirl it took my girl took my happiness away from me and it put me in traction it s the devil s contraption it s the bane of my existence fellas listen to me it s no mechanical cupid don t be stupid no matter how she begs and whines don t listen to that girl if you know how to handle her you ll ride the scrambler but keep away from that tilt a whirl now looks can be deceivin if you know what i mean a shiny patch of happiness may not be what it seems i learned that lesson long ago much to my chagrin but not before the whole damn thing came crashin to an end and it looked so cool looked so fun i thought the picture perfect perch from which to get me some the top but that wheel it was junk and that carny he was drunk and he sent my baby flyin across the parkin lot tilt a whirl you took my girl took my happiness away from me and it put me in traction it s the devil s contraption it s the bane of my existence fellas listen to me it s no mechanical cupid don t be stupid no matter how she begs and whines don t listen to that girl if you know how to handle her you ll ride the scrambler but keep away from that tilt a whirl tilt a whirl it took my girl tilt a whirl it took my girl tilt a whirl it took my girl tilt a whirl it took my girl tilt a whirl it took my girl tilt a whirl it took my girl tilt a whirl it took my girl tilt a whirl it took my girl