The Big Show 1918 "Head Over Heels"

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 1 Aug 2007
2007

A happy shouting crowd comes from afar,
HoupLa!
To see the big show taken off the car
HoupLa!
They love the man in spangles,
who from a trapeze dangles;
they love the lemonade
if made pink shade
and how they love to hear the band
ahead of our parade so grand!
They hear the bally hooman enraptured
they're captured.

Step right in and see the show
look for all the freaks you know
hear the calliope starting to blow.
Bring your pal I hope he likes
Miss Tansey Trained Chimpanzee,
Signor Brady Bearded Lady
See the clowns we all love so
with their jokes so long ago,
just watch the lions
they dance like Hawaiians
all at our great big show.

Step right in and see the show
look for all the freaks you know
hear the calliope starting to blow.
Bring your pal I hope he sees
the Zulu chewing Toulu,
Baby Bryant Lady Giant
See the clowns we all love so
with their jokes so long ago,
just watch the lions
they dance like Hawaiians
all at our great big show.

A "Congress Of All Nations" here we show,
Hello!
The Eskimau and man from Borneo
Hello!
The Midget Princess Toto
will sell her latest photo!
Albinos with white hair
sit there and stare
the tattooed man displays his marks
the dogfaced boy replies with barks.
When yodels from Tyroleans singing,
come ringing.

Step right in and see the show
look for all the freaks you know
hear the calliope starting to blow.
Bring your pal I hope he likes
Miss Tansey Trained Chimpanzee,
Signor Brady Bearded Lady
See the clowns we all love so
with their jokes so long ago,
just watch the lions
they dance like Hawaiians
all at our great big show.

Step right in and see the show
look for all the freaks you know
hear the calliope starting to blow.
Bring your pal I hope he sees
the Zulu chewing Toulu,
Baby Bryant Lady Giant
See the clowns we all love so
with their jokes so long ago,
just watch the lions
they dance like Hawaiians
all at our great big show.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Big Show 1918 Kern
Music by Jerome Kern
Lyrics by Edgar Allan Woolf
© MCMXVIII by T.B.Harms Co.
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from "Head Over Heels"
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 1 August 2007 at 8.54pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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