The lion he has got false teeth, the fire eater is a cheat
The exotic dancer is antique
The high-wire artist smashed his nose, the dancing bears got gangrened toes
And all the artists need new clothes
Cut price is the acrobat, the fortune teller is a hack, the clown's make-up is all cracked
Half the staff are pimps and whores, too old to do it any more
They're all old, twisted, bitter and poor

The boss drinks like an unblocked drain, his wife is stupid, ugly, vain
And they're so broke they should elope to Spain
The big top it has got more holes than a dart board it's so old
The top is rancid, green with mould

It's the cheapest show you've ever seen
With drop-outs, drug addicts, old queens
It's garish, gaudy, cheap and obscene