They wanted to celebrate
It burned them through and through
Victims of a disregarded fate
In Mesa Redonda, in Peru.

December on their door
The year seemed new
With little else to look for
In Mesa Redonda, in Peru.

Stacked up on the stands
Green, red, yellow, blue
Children felt colour in their hands
In Mesa Redonda, in Peru.

They ignited on one of the carts
Nothing anyone can do
Once the blaze starts
In Mesa Redonda, in Peru.

The flames leaped from roof to roof
Not waiting for the absent fire crew
Consuming homes far from fire proof
In Mesa Redonda, in Peru.
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