"Clockwork Vaudeville" Lyrics Music & Lyrics by David Bennett
When I was a young boy I went down to the county fair Brought myself a nickel, bought a pickle, had change to spare Thought I'd spend a cent or two to see what the robots could do
There were wires all around Electrical sounds Steam from their exhausts Gears and coils all criss-crossed (Ah, ah, ah ha ha, Eay!)
Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville Everybody wants to see the show People crowd the door and scream and shout for more While music and song fill the air
There were four metal people dressed oh so sharply They sung and danced a catchy tune with automaton robotic ease Their guitar strings hummed to the beat kept by their tambourine
Boilers making steam (ah ha ha ha ha) Metal gleaming (ah ha ha ha ha) Songs with a good tune (ah ha ha ha ha) That would stick with you all through the afternoon (Ooo, ooo, ooo who who)
Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville Everybody wants to see the show People clap and stop their feet and join in with the robot beat While music and song fill the air
A man came up to me after the show, after the show (He had a moustache) And asked me if I'd like to meet the robots up close, the robots up close (Not programmed to bite) Well they greeted me and one shook my hand, one shook my hand (Absolutely cool) And asked me if I'd like to join his robot band, I said oh yeah Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-ah-ah
Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville Everybody wants to see the show People crowd the door and scream and shout for more While music and song fill the air