Palisades Park

Original Album

15 Big Ones

Written By

Chuck Barris

Produced By

Brian Wilson

Lead Vocals

Carl

Recorded On

sometime Jan-May, 1976

Length

2:26

Notes

Originally a 1962 hit for Freddy Cannon. The main riff from this song was used at the end of the self-composed Amusement Parks U.S.A

Lyrics: Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'
Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'

Last night I took a walk in the dark
A steamin' place called Palisades Park
Turned around to see what I could see
That's where the girls are

I took a ride on a shoopby shoo
The girl I sat beside was awful cool
And when we start I gave that girl a hug
My heart was flyin'
Up like a rocket ship
Down like a roller coaster
Left like a loopdy loop
And around like a merry go round

We ate and ate at a hot dog stand
We danced around to a rockin' band
And we we quit I gave that girl a hug
In the tunnel of love

You never know how great a kiss can be
Until you stop at the bottom of a ferris wheel
In the tunnel of love down at Palisades Park

Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'

Yeah
Oh my God
Those coconuts are bad in the ass damn (???)

We ate and ate at a hot dog stand
We danced around to a rockin' band
And we we quit I gave that girl a hug
In the tunnel of love

You never know how great a kiss can be
Until you stop at the bottom of a ferris wheel
In the tunnel of love down at Palisades Park

Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'
Down at Palisades Park
Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'
Down at Palisades Park
Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'
Down at Palisades Park

Chords: G
Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'
Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'

G
Last night I took a walk in the dark
Em
A swingin' place called Palisades Park
C.........................................................D7
To look around to see what I could see, that's where the girls are

G
I took a ride on a shoot the chute
Em
The girl I sat beside was awful cute
C...............................................................D7
And when we stopped I gave that girl a hug
..................................C
My heart was flyin' up like a rocket ship
Em..........................................C
Down like a roller coaster, fast like a loop de loop
............D7
And around like a merry go round

G
We ate and ate at a hot dog stand
Em
We danced around to a rockin' band
C....................................................D7
And we we quit I gave that girl a hug in the tunnel of love
C
You never know how great a kiss can feel
..................Em
Until you stop at the top of a ferris wheel
................C..................D7.........................G
Where I fell in love down at Palisades Park

G
Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'

(Break): G / / / / / / / Em / / / / / / / Em / / / / / / / C / / / D / / / G / / / / / / /

G
Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'
Run run runnin' all the rides are runnin'

Chart prepared by Francis Greene