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Looff's San Francisco, Carousel
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The monkey aided the camel for a gentler ride
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The horse believed he had the biggest jewel of all
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One horse wagged its tongue at the camera
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The starting line was crowed with excited horses
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The seating on many were lightly chipped
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She was surprised a horse could eat a bone
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Alone at the far end she was not happy
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Living near Seattle, as a child, this particular carousel happened to
become the first carousel that my grandmother ever rode.
At Ocean Beach, it was the first (the same) carousel that my mother rode.
It was, also, the first carousel that I ever rode.
I've worked as an carousel restorer. And, I can tell you, Looff, is,
(in so many ways) the best!
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Ornate mirrors lined the upper core
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The upper, outer border was ringed with mirrors
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The green dragon loved horse for breakfast
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Its tar-like mane appeared to attack its neck
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The camel indignantly became a coat rack
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Dragon eternally cursed with a sour tongue
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The horses were perpetually ready for the day's first child
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A bird flew too fast and became stuck
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Flowers decorated the back of one saddle
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The eagle became the cantle of a saddle
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She realized she really couldn't buy a ticket there
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Rams provided great sport for all ages
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The ram wore a fancy bridle that day
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Knife and horn design seen on a saddle
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The camel's neck was weighted in fancy jewels
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The giraffes were almost too much fun to ride
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Cursed to forever ride backward, he rode with dignity
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The package was safely held by a blue strap
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Large wagons offered a non-vertical ride
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"Wish with care," he muttered bitterly
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He was forever styled with a 50's pomp
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The belief they could someday stampede again
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And so they left, once more around the merry-go-round
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