Come down and join the circus It's the end of your world Come down and join the circus All you dead boys and girls If you still have a pulse We can remedy that You can check your life While you check your hat
Come down and join the circus It's the end of the line You could fall off the highwire Or feed yourself to the lions There's no audition To get into the show All that we ask for Is your immortal soul
Come down and join the circus It's easy to do You could marry the strong man But I think the knifethrower's got his eye on you Your father will weep Your mother will cry Because to join the circus You have to die