Join the Circus

When the pill the doctor gave you turns your cold to the grippe When a stitch to save nine others comes apart with a rip When the rats invade your attic and start leaving your ship Follow my tip, come away on a trip Just join the circus like you wanted to, when you were a kid Climb aboard before it moves on and you'll thank your lucky stars you did Go to bed in Minneapolis, wake up in P.A Pack your roll, your brush and your comb again Ready to roam again, ready to stray Bless your soul; you'll never go home again When the circus comes your way When you've patches in your trousers and a hole in your purse When your nine to five is boring and your five to nine's worse When you sneeze instead of bless you, you get jeers and a curse Don't call a hearse, while you still got a cherce Just join the circus like you meant to do, when you were so high Pitch your troubles under a tent and you're bound to lose 'em by and by Say so long to fair Schenectady, greet sweet Santa Fe Toss your hat and cane in a sack again Shoulder your pack and then hitch up the shay Kiss the cat and never look back again When the circus comes your way When the lady you've been courtin' weds your brother instead When His Honor gives you thirty days on water and bread When your bank account's a million, but it's all in the red Don't lose your head Pin this note to the bed I've joined the circus like I wanted to, when I was a kid Climbed aboard before it moved on And you bet your life I'm glad I did Went to bed in Minneapolis, woke up in P.A Packed my roll, my brush and my comb again Ready to roam again, ready to stray Bless my soul, I'll never go home again When the circus comes my way See that tent pole slowly start to rise Circus, circus Just to say the word electrifies Circus, circus Watch that tiger shaking hands like a pup there That lady dancing on a wire a million miles up there That string of painted cars down Railroad Avenue Circus, circus Two pink paste boards say you're going to Circus, circus Share the glad times and the woe with us Pack your trunk and join the show with us Roll from Maine to Kokomo with us Mister Barnum, say you'll go with us All right, damn it Why don't we just leave it to the fates Heads it's yes, tails it's no Mr. Bailey, you've got yourself a partner! To the biggest show in the country! To the greatest show on Earth! When the circus comes your way! I've joined the circus like I wanted to, when I was a kid Climbed aboard before it moved on And you bet your life I'm glad I did Went to bed in Minneapolis, woke up in P.A Packed my roll, my brush and my comb again Ready to roam again, show me the way Bless my soul, I'll never go home again From the day I joined the circus! Be proud to say you'll join the circus! Step right this way and join the circus! Just stick a banner in your hand and Join the circus like you wanted to Like you always wanted to run away!