CIRCUS MAXIMUS

Hey! Take that long road baby
See the elephants and bengals
Blue sassafras and ivy
Snakes are crawling to a charmer
Woh! Nellie’s quick to gyrate to and fro
as acrobats dangle.
Hey! Take the long road under
find some sideshow Karma.
Circle up and through
Hold as tight as glue
No need to fear
the distant depths of big top no no!
So you dare the public
Hope your luck won’t run out
before you dive from the highest point
imagined by the barker “King Jive”.
Climb as Tarzan did on the vine
Looking for danger tripping the line
Wire to wire calling full extension
“Please, please catch me!”
Relish the “oos” and “ahs” down below
Got the public cold
Bonding and leaping,
weaving and creeping safe in hold.
Beaming away the lazy sunshine
Guides the weary bones of limelight
When the moonlight comes
The fear will rush and then subside.
Stopping the Gypsy Queens for make up
for the crystal ball.
No handsome prince will wait for thee
Clearing the looking glass to wake up
from a dream of falls.
What does the future hold for me?
Hearing calliope you’ll take up
to the screams and calls.
Daring the pounding heart
Keep your faith up good Lord!
Hey! Take that long road baby
See the elephants and bengals
Blue sassafras and ivy
Snakes are crawling to a charmer
Woh! Nellie’s quick to gyrate to and fro
as acrobats dangle.
Hey! Take the long road under
find some sideshow Karma.