Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Animals in cages Been pacing round this town for ages Same pubs, same seat, same pint Same names, same faces Bitter as the brown stuff Downed on a daily basis Drowning in debt and regret and the loss of that bet at the races Names to the faces Barry and Yvette's Brett's and the Stacey's To all the kids on the estate, it's a state of affairs That they can't bear yet to engage with Been that way since back to basics Been that way since Maggie was hated The carpet in the flats looking dated It stinks of the cat, and the pattern is faded Been that way since the Jubilee parade It's been that way since VE day It's been that way since rationing ended It's been that way since they started Eastenders Been that way as long as anyone remembers Been that way as long as anyone remembers Been that way as long as anyone remembers Been that way as long as anyone remembers Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Been that way as long as anyone remembers Been that way as long as anyone remembers The bunting stays out from March to December Been that way as long as anyone remembers Been that way since the ages were dark And embers that sparked filled the park in November When they burned all the pyres and the arks And the marks on the bark of trees show the temper Of the people as they lived then The features of life in a time when Things were pretty crazy Though maybe it's vaguely the same as today, see? Everyone's a creature Everyone's a carnivore Anyone's a preacher Anyone's a matador Carving for sport the beasts on the hard floor Keys down a car door The piece we all ask for The peace we all ask for A piece of cheese, a smorgasbord A slice of toast, the most secret chord The price of life on the chessboard The next fraud Can't be arsed with what for Can't be arsed with the not-yours Can't be arsed Can't be arsed Can't be arsed with it anymore Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Carnival Carnivores at the carnival Carnival Carnivores at the carnival (Been that way as long as anyone remembers Been that way as long as anyone remembers) Everyone's a hunter in the dark Everyone's a hunter in the dark (Been that way as long as anyone remembers Been that way as long as anyone remembers...)