Wild Billy's Circus Story Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Ah, one, two, three [C]four[G]
The ma[C]chinist climbs his Fer
[D]ris wheel like [G]a brave
And [C]the fire- eater's lyin' in [D]a pool of sweat,
victim of the [G]heat wave
Behind [C]the tent, the hired hand [D]tightens his legs
[G]on the sword [C]swallower's blade
Circus town's on [G]the[C][G][C]
[G]shortwave

[Verse 2]
[C]Well, the runway lies ahead
[D]like a great false daw[G]n
Oh, fat [C]lady, big mama,
Missy [D]Bimbo sits in [G]her chair and yawns
And [C]the man- beast lies in his
[D]cage sniffin' pop[G]corn
And [C]the midget licks his finger[D]s and suf
[G]fers [C]Missy Bimbo's scorn
Circus town's been born
[G]

[Verse 3]
Oh, and a [C]press roll drummer go,
ballerina to- and- fro
Cartwheelin' up on [G]that tightrope
With a [C]cannon blast, lightnin' flash,
movin' fast through the tent, Mars- bent
He's [G]gonna miss his fall, oh,
God save the human [D]cannonball
And the fly[C]in' Zambinis watch
Margarita do her neck [G]twist
And the ring[C]master gets
the crowd to count along
Ninety- five, ninety- [Am]six,
ninety- seven
[D]

[Verse 4]
A ragged [C]suitcase in his hand,
he steals si[D]lently away from the [Em]circus grounds
And the [C]highway's haunted
by the carnival [D]sounds
They dance like [Em]a great
[D]greasepaint ghost on the wind
[C]A m[D]an in baggy p[Bm]ants,
[Em]a lonely face, a crazy [C]grin
Runnin' [G]home to some
[F]small [C]Ohio [Em]town
Jesus, [G]send some good women
[D]to save all your clowns

[Verse 5]
And cir[C]cus boy dances like
[D]a monkey on barbed [G]wire
And [C]the barker romances with [D]a junkie,
she's got a flat [G]tire
And now the ele[C]phants dance real [D]funky
and the [G]band plays like a jungle [C]fire
Circus town's on [G]the live wire

[Verse 6]
And [C]the strong man Samson
lifts the midget
Little Tiny Tim, way up on his shoulders,
way up
And carries him on down the mid[G]way
Past the kid[C]s, past [G]the sailors,
to his [C]dimly lit [G]trailer
And [C]the Ferris wheel turns and [G]turn
s like it ain't ever gonna [D]stop
And the circus boss leans over and
whispers into the little boy's ear
Hey, [C]son, you want to try [G]the big top?
All [C]aboard, Nebraska's our [G]next stop
[G]