Songs:A Circus Of Clowns (100789)
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"This is a straight up political allegory. I wrote this song before the election -- and apparently (and sadly) I underestimated the people's capacity to be entertained."
-- Danny Schmidt
Lyrics
A CIRCUS OF CLOWNS The day the circus came to town half the town rejoiced The other half was sick in bed, and sure they’d lost their voice Atop a great white elephant rode a monkey on a leash They led the grand parade but when the monkey tried to speak Trumpets blared and sparklers flared and thunder shook the ground As the elephant split open wide and out poured all the clowns A circus full of circus clowns -- all somersaults and flips With pie upon their faces and with riddles on their lips The children all got peanuts and the grownups all got checks And everyone agreed it was the greatest circus yet The tigers cracked their whips until the trainers jumped through hoops Then the clowns declared the cage unfair and turned the tigers loose One clown juggled fire while he swung from the trapeze But he smacked and hit the tent post with the greatest of dis-ease The fire took the tent post and the tent came crashing down The fire truck came quickly but the back was full of clowns And they filled the hose with righteous prose and gasoline and gall “Relax, we’ll fight the fire back with human cannonballs” The spectacle was gripping -- a circus show indeed That no one took a notice as the clowns took to the streets On tricycles with wagons and with toilet paper spools They tee-peed all the neighbors’ homes and pissed in all the pools “Oh look, Oh look, it’s festive now -- a three ring Marti Gras!” Folks looked up to see the fuss, and watched in shock and awe The crowd had gotten weary -- it was time the clowns should leave But the clowns all played a desperate game of hide without the seek But they were easily discovered in the shadows where they hid Cause every clown was pointing out the clown right next to him Let’s load em up in circus trucks and drive them out of town. It’s not that they are bad, per se -- it’s just that clowns are clowns Copyright 2004. Words and music by Danny Schmidt
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 | Whole Wheat House Concert 151 items |
 | Acoustic 9,234 items |
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 | Folk 4,435 items |
 | Poetic 79 items |
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on the album Whole Wheat Radio House Concert - Sept. 19, 2005
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Listener rankings & comments: 5 stars=Jim ♦ DogNut ♦ Esther ♦ Dale G ♦ Peterdale ♦ Kazookid 4 stars=Pretendingtowork ♦ Kelli ♦ Murray ♦ Firewalk ♦ E.D. Egg 3 stars=ReWoven ♦ 12-stringer ♦ Scobey ♦ Doctordoug ♦ DBB 2 stars=Rocky |
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