Riding the Kit Carson County Carousel in Burlington, Colorado

A short video that shows what riding an old-fashioned carousel is like. The Kit Carson County Carousel is one of only a few remaining carousels left in the country. It has been recently restored and stands as a great example of the artistry that went into these older family rides.

Please view my blog post on my visit to the Carousel on July 4th, 2011.
http://morganmaps.com/2011/kit-carson-county-carousel

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Travel & Events

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• Kit
• Carson
• County
• Carousel
• Burlington
• Colorado
• Wurlitzer
• music

[guzwhyte]

Thanks for adding that!

[wurlitzer165]

Don't understand it? Here's the chorus to the song, just for a hint. You will find it on cylinder recordings and such:

Smarty, Smarty, Smarty, thought you had a party...

[wurlitzer165]

Actually, "Smarty" is, in fact, the real title of the tune that I just heard. I found it out a few months ago. The song "Waltz of the Zeebras" is a fake title, because at that time the people who recorded the Kit Carson Carousel organ music did not know the tune titles yet, just giving animal names on made-up tunes, E.G. "March of the Lions," is a fake march, but there's a real title to it. Band organ rolls get old and sometimes loses lables where the tune titles are named.

[MrPollitogatito]

@wurlitzer165 actually, the song is called waltz of the zebras. the zebras are my favorite animal on the carousel.

[wurlitzer165]

The tune is "Smarty," by the same composer as "Take Me Out To The Ballgame." 0:32 the organ got off track...