[Verse 1]
I found a kite in the rye
With a silver fish on the tail
It tugged me into the lane
Where the apples learned to dance

A moss-green cat on the fence
Was wearing my old straw hat
It blinked three moons in a row
Then pointed me down the path

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, the hedges leaned in close
And the roses said, "Come on"
My pockets filled with crumbs
From a song I hadn't sung

[Chorus]
Roll me, mushroom carousel
Spin me where the daybells ring
Roll me, mushroom carousel
I forgot a lovely thing
La-la, turn the wheel
La-la, let it fly
Roll me, mushroom carousel
Under the peppermint sky

[Verse 2]
In the pond, my face came back
Wearing somebody else's grin
The tadpoles wore tiny crowns
And bowed to the reeds again

A jar of rain on the stoop
Held a whole brass storm inside
I shook it once, then I laughed
When the thunder learned to hide

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, the chimney started to hum
And the garden took a bow
I followed a ribbon of wind
Past the sleeping ox and plow

[Chorus]
Roll me, mushroom carousel
Spin me where the daybells ring
Roll me, mushroom carousel
I forgot a lovely thing
La-la, turn the wheel
La-la, let it fly
Roll me, mushroom carousel
Under the peppermint sky

[Bridge]
I saw my name in a pond
Writ in ripples and tea
It said, "You were never lost
You were just a little seed"

So I put on the moon's old coat
And I walked through the clover haze
Till the morning unpinned itself
From the hem of yesterday

[Final Chorus]
Roll me, mushroom carousel
Spin me where the daybells ring
Roll me, mushroom carousel
I remembered everything
La-la, turn the wheel
La-la, let it fly
Roll me, mushroom carousel
Under the peppermint sky