off to join the world (the circus song)

now

friends listen well

let me tell you a story

i remember just like yesterday

of a footloose young lad who ran off with the circus

much to his mama's dismay

he was cleaning up after the elephants when

this high-flying trapeze girl smiled down

in search of a handsome companion because

she had just broken up with a clown

now the with one graceful aerial flip he was smitten

with her and her little tutu

standing there love struck

why he almost stumbled

into the elephants doing their tricks

and the ringmaster tipped his top hat and said

son

bid adieu to your heart

and his words rang true right there under the bleachers

soon after that big top went dark

now

the old bearded lady

she whispered be careful"