To the faraway places and friends
All the people in the places I've been
I'll sing you a song
But I won't keep you long
Oh, the tambourine's playin' and the carnival's calling me on

And the rock'n'roll gypsies are ridin' tonight
On the carnival strip they stay
And the golden eyries laugh at the lies
That life is more than a play
For tomorrow will soon be yesterday

To the motherless children that ride
On the shadowless highways of life
It's all just a game
It's all just the same
For the winner takes nothing and the loser gets all that remains

And the rock'n'roll gypsies are ridin' tonight
In the carnival lights they stay
And the golden eyries laugh at the lies
That life is more than a play
For tomorrow will soon be yesterday
For tomorrow will soon be yesterday

And the rock'n'roll gypsies are ridin' tonight
The rock'n'roll gypsies are ridin' tonight
The rock'n'roll gypsies are ridin' tonight
The rock'n'roll gypsies are ridin' tonight...