When The Circus Came To Town 1938

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 25 Jun 2002

Must be something in the air
folks are rushing ev'rywhere
Hayfoot Strawfoot
marching to the fair
All the Barkers work the same
calling ev'ryone by name
"Hey Rube Hi Rube!"
It's the good old army game.

When the circus came to town
all the clowns were tumbling down
the tigers roared, the lions looked bored
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack.
Oh the monkey got away
grabbed a man by his toupee
the old folks smiled,
the kids went wild
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack..
The acrobats gave us a fright
you closed your eyes and held me tight
when someone laughed we turned to see,
the crowd was laughin' at you and me
but we didn't even care
when they all began to stare
we hugged and squeezed
the elephant sneezed
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack.
when the circus came to town.

When the circus came to town
ev'ry frown turned upside down
the Barkers brayed
the Zebras neighed
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack.
Flying on the high trapeze
was a daring young Chinese
but as he flew,
he missed his queue
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack..
While acrobats swing from the heights
they turned the lights on the girls in tights
and all the kids in the first ten rows cried
"Oh Mama buy me one of those"
When the elephants came in view
they were doing the "Suzi Q"
They'd turn and twist
while the snakes all hissed
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack.
When the circus came to town.

When the old caliope
plays a circus melody
Hayfoot Strawfoot
what a sight to see
Little Egypt does a dance
for a quarter in advance
"Hey Rube Hi Rube!"
Would you like to take a chance.

When the circus came to town
all the clowns were tumbling down
the tigers roared, the lions looked bored
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack.
Oh the monkey got away
grabbed a man by his toupee
the old folks smiled,
the kids went wild
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack..
The acrobats gave us a fright
you closed your eyes and held me tight
when someone laughed we turned to see,
the crowd was laughin' at you and me
but we didn't even care
when they all began to stare
we hugged and squeezed
the elephant sneezed
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack.
when the circus came to town.

When the circus came to town
ev'ry frown turned upside down
the Barkers brayed
the Zebras neighed
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack.
Flying on the high trapeze
was a daring young Chinese
but as he flew,
he missed his queue
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack..
While acrobats swing from the heights
they turned the lights on the girls in tights
and all the kids in the first ten rows cried
"Oh Mama buy me one of those"
When the elephants came in view
they were doing the "Suzi Q"
They'd turn and twist
while the snakes all hissed
and the man in black yelled
Peanuts, lemonade 'n popcorn
crackerjack a prize in each and ev'ry pack.
When the circus came to town.

Soft karaoke
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When The Circus Came To Town 1938
Music and Words by
Jimmy Eaton, Terry Shand and Julian Kay
copyright 1938 by Shapiro, Bernstein and Co.Inc., New York
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Tuesday 25 June 2002 at 21.53
in association with Doug Grierson
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