The circus folk are here, they're down in the square
They've got a strange fellow that you can see there
For 10 cents, you too can see the boy with the smile
That leers as it mocks
Jack
There is a creature waiting patiently below
Laying in darkness for the start of the show
Patiently waiting, in a costume so fair
He wears no mask but a face painted there
And coiled to spring like a cat through the night
This creature's unknowable visage alights
In the mind's eye - will you startle in fright?
Or do you think some infernal delight... awaits?
Jack
A-quiver and nervous, your hand reaches out
Grasping the crank, and tuning it about
You know the cue as the melody plays
And what you see there will truly amaze
When you see Jack
And NOW, Jack springs out the box
With the smile that leers as it mocks
Honestly, he doesn't think much of you
Though he's little he thinks little of you
But he knows just what to do
To give you a thrill