A child was born in this world With a tragic mandible flaw The doctors did what they could Giving him a mechanical jaw
Rejected by society Abandoned and alone He'd nearly given up hope When he stumbled on... a home
Come and join the freak show There's a place for you We will be the family That you never knew
Come and join the freak show There's no need to fear Welcome to the freak show Everyone is welcome here!
This boy, was lost and deprived But when he came in here, why he thrived! He had brand new life to live, he had a lot of love to give Thankful that we'd welcomed him inside
He grew - became a strapping man! With a jaw that cut through any metal can! He had talent for the stage For thrilling folks of any age Traveling with us throughout the land!
Come and join the freak show There's a place for you We will be the family That you never knew
Come and join the freak show There's no need to fear Welcome to the freak show Everyone is welcome here!
Human Wonder! So Bizarre! Such a strange appearance in touring show like this can take a man so very far! But jaws of metal Tend to rust Leading a young man like this to fall under a grave sickness and TURN TO DUST
Poor lad, too young to be gone But the tetanus in his blood was just too strong His metal jaw was firmly locked And all the other freaks were shocked With no idea to what was going wrong
So sad. Was nothing they could do With the medicine of 1892 They stayed right by him to the end And loyal to their boy and friend They sang to him this tune
Welcome to the freak show There's a place for you We will be the family That you never knew
Come and join the freak show There's no need to fear Welcome to the freak show Everyone is welcome here!
Come and join the freak show There's a place for you We will be the family That you never knew
Come and join the freak show There's no need to fear Welcome to the freak show Everyone is welcome here!