Tattoo'd lady, bearded baby, they're my family When I was lonely, something told me where I could always be Where I could wish for pennies, if we had any You'd meet me down at the shooting gallery Yes, I'm a fair ground baby, wonder what made me Fall for the Pearly Queen
I spent my youth under canvas roof As I roamed from town to town I'm not fooling when I say I got no schoolin' Never like the school bell sound
From the caravan, I hear the fairground band Sounding good as they can be You know I can't be found If you look around, tomorrow we'll be gone by dawn, alright
Now hear it on the loud speaker say The fire eater is a real fine sight to see Yeah, he's a death cheater, some kind of central heater Be sure to save a seat for me, hey
Let me tell you 'bout wicked Sadie She's no baby, the law came and tried to close her sideshow down But soon she had the, the cheering The police chief wearing her garter for a crown
I spent my youth under canvas roof As I roamed from town to town Not fooling when I say I got no schoolin' Never like the school bell sound
From the caravan, I hear the fairground band Sounding good as they can be You know I can't be found If you look around, tomorrow we'll be gone by dawn, yeah, yeah
Tattoo'd lady, bearded baby, they're my family When I was lonely, something told me where I could always be Where I could wish for pennies, if we had any You'd meet me down at the shooting gallery Tattoo'd lady