The Greatest Show On Earth
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by: Tom Russell
written by: Katy Moffat and Tom Russell
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Step up, buy a ticket - Front row, centre seat
A real live human drama of love and defeat
Don't worry 'bout the cost my friend, you'll get your money's worth
As a man and a woman star in the greatest show on earth
May I direct your attention now, to ring number one
A man and a woman, the affair has just begun
And they waltz beneath the spotlight to a round of warm applause
Then he puts on his clown mask and she her tiger claws
As the band breaks into a rumba, they're blowing for all their worth
It's the end of act one, in the greatest show on earth
May I direct your attention now, to ring number three
A man is in the spotlight, the clown is on his knees
He's kneeling beside a dancer, who has fallen from the wire
Working without a net, was she the victim of desire?
And the crowd begins to wonder is this an act or is she hurt?
As the spotlight dims to darkness in the greatest show on earth
And now we're in the centre ring, they're lowering the cage
The lion and the tigress acting out their final rage
But little children don't be scared when you hear that closing song
The love affair has ended, but the show it must go on
And the circus train moves down the line from Memphis to Fort Worth
Appearing now in your hometown, the greatest show on earth
Step up buy a ticket...
>From the album Beyond St. Olav's Gate Greatest Hits 1979-1992