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The day the circus came to town |
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We lined the streets from Leith |
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To beyond belief |
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The day the circus came to town |
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The wind was light to moderate |
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And there was fog on higher ground |
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And everybody laughed or did not laugh |
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When a couple of mongrels coupled on the path |
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The day the circus came to town |
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The day the circus came to town |
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The department stores were crammed |
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Like hell with the Damned |
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The day the circus came to town |
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There were ten years in a decade |
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A hundred pennies in a pound |
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And everybody clapped or did not clap |
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When an orchestra swept past in drag |
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The day the circus came to town |
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Couldn't tell the two apart |
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But there's only room for one in my heart |
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Because being of one mind is a capital crime |
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I will pack and unpack at the drop of a hat |
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And I will join or leave that circus |
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At any given point, at any given point, at any given point in time |
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The day the circus came to town |
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It was overtime for the boys in blue |
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But they were dancing too |
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The circus came to town |
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The fork was on the left and the knife was on the right |
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And the diner sat down |
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And everybody cheered or did not cheer |
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When a boy took off his hat and his hair appeared |
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The day the circus came to town |
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The day the circus came to town |
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God was in his heaven like a goldfish in a bowl |
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To the visible dismay of air traffic control |
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The day the circus came to town |
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Last night's party met the day's first hearse |
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And, spilling vodka on the wake made a fatal mistake |
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With a match and flabbergasted watched them all |
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Fall flambeed six feet underground |
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And everybody booed or did not boo |
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When the ghost of Deacon Brodie sawed a corpse in two |
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The day the circus came to town |
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Still can't tell the two apart |
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But there's only room for one in my heart |
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Because being of one mind is a capital crime |
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I will pack and unpack at the drop of a hat |
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And join or leave that circus |
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At any given point in time |
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Because being of one mind is a capital crime |
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I will pack and unpack at the drop of a hat |
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And I will join or leave that circus |
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At any given point, at any given point, at any given point in time |
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Because being of one mind is a cap-cap-capital crime |
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I will pack and unpack at the drop of a hat |
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And I will join or leave that circus |
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At any given point, any given point, at any given point in time |
