Fat Tuesday

Friends are calling 'cause I've fallen down I've joined the circus but I ain't no clown It's 5 years and some midgets too Around the corner right next to the zoo Call me crazy and it's probably true They used to call me now they here they go What's black and white and red all over A newspaper story about a murder lover I feel half crazy and I feel half haunted Down the well of wishes of the dearly departed Come to find our we are all connected Mosquitoes bitten and they got infected Mardi gras has come to town Time to lay your burdens down How fat can a Tuesday get? Boy you ain't seen nothin yet I get a midnight call but to no avail I got the boat but I forgot the sail I'll soon be rowing gently down the stream Upon the sheets I will lie and dream When I wake the sun will shine like madness Down on the heads of the drunken masses Out on the streets with their glasses full Riding in a buggy while the mules pull Drivers rewrite the course of history While the local past remains in the streets Europeans and people of color Join in the party that is seeing double Mardi gras has come to town Time to lay your burdens down How fat can a Tuesday get? Boy you ain't seen nothin yet Tell me how fat can a tuesday get? You're on the water with a fishing net Boil it down and sit at the table Peel and eat, but you're not able Autopsy showed you were full of fish A broken heart and a come-true wish Now a fire burns out on the levee And the weight of the world is not that heavy As when you were a little kid Now don't forget to pick up the lid If you went on back, would you change a thing? Or wait and see what tomorrow will bring Mardi gras has come to town Time to lay your burden down How fat can a Tuesday get? Boy you ain't seen nothin yet