greatest show on earth

i'm in the lobby of the motel 8

waiting on my lovely date

her name is doris day

i'm in a suit of burgundy

there's a deer-head looking at me

it's blowing my mind away

everyone knows she's the killing kind

she keeps a 38 smith and wesson at her side

i put a pistol in my pants

cause were going out to dance

where the water drinks like cherry wine

tell me mama

so it seems

your son's been a bad marine

they're shipping him home tonight

tell me mama wheres your other son

in jail with the other one?

you must'nt of raised them right

i heard your low-life husband shout

it got me to wondering what the scene was all about

he said i'm breaking my parole

going down to jericho

get me that money

or i'm gonna beat it out

oooh happy days are here!

it's the perfect summer night

and the moonlight's shining clear

put a pistol in your purse

cause we're going to gettysburg

to the stand of the greatest show on earth!

is that your daughter mr. kissinger?

better keep an eye on her

she been looking me up and down

is that your woman in the coat of fur?

better keep an eye on her

this is a ravenous part of town

i know about you and the deputy

and how they found him shot dead in a mercury

some say you're paid to kill

like that mean ol' buffalo bill

watch it buddy! don't draw no gun on me!

oooh happy days are here!

it's the perfect summer night

and the moonlight's shining clear

put a pistol in your purse

cause we're going to gettysburg

to the stand of the greatest show on earth!