Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Content |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Say Goodbye to the Clowns and Their Pitiful frowns
The freak show is over
The tents have come down
A lowly ringleader surveys the lot
Life in a circus is all that he's got
Look at Jacko the giant
He lifts his own weight
You'd be surprised if you knew what he ate
Tasha the tattooed Lady would dance
And the whole show would grind to a halt
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All our life Is on hold
as we follow our dreams down the road
Belly up
In a pool of no regrets
Gino the animal trainer would crack his whip
an the ladies would fall in his lap
Taurus the tarot reader would draw the death card most every day
Monkey the juggler came last to the troupe
In perpetual motion he never came through
I missed him the most when he skated away
But he didn't so much as wave
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Selling the Snake Oil
To pay the rent
There's a believer
In every tent
Selling the snake oil
To pay the rent
They only stay till the money's been spent
The caravan settles in tomorrow's town
We call for a crowd and they gather a round
Everyone says it's the best show on earth
We just take it for what it is worth
CHORUS