Well, the day the circus came to town
Half the town rejoiced
The other half was sick in bed
They're sure they'd lost their voice
Atop a great white elephant
Rode a monkey on a leash
And they lead the grand parade
When the monkey tried to speak
And trumpets blared and sparklers flared
And thunder sthe ground
As the elephant split open wide
And out poured all the clowns
Well, the circus full of circus clowns
All summer, salts, and flesh
With pie upon their faces and
Riddles upon their lips
And the children all got peanuts
And the grownups all got checks
And everyone agreed it was the greatest circus hit
And the tigers cracked their whips until
The trainers jumped through hoops
And the clowns declared the cage unfair
And they turned the tigers loose
Well, one clown juggled fire
While he swung from the trapeze
But he smacked and hit the tent poles with
The greatest of dis-ease
And the fire took the tent poles
And the tent came crashing down
And the firetruck came quickly but
And in the back was full of clowns
They filled the hose with righteous prose
And gasoline and God
"Relax, we'll fight the fire back with human -------(?)"
Well, the spectatle was gripping
The circus show, indeed
That no one took and noticed as
The clowns took to the streets
On tricycles with wagons
And with toiletpaper spools
They teepeed all the neighbor's homes
And pissed in all the pools
"Oh, look, oh, look, it's festive now!"
The three-ringed martin called
Of folks looked up to see the fuss
They watched with shock and awe
Well, the crowd had gotten weary
It's time the clowns should leave
But the clowns all played a desperate game
Of hide without the seek
They're easily dicovered
In the shadows where they hid
'Cause every clown was pointing out
The clown right next to him
So let's load them up in circus trucks
And drive them out of town
It's not that they are bad, per say,
It's just that clowns are clowns, are clowns, are clowns