Bruce Springsteen - Wild Billy's Circus Story

Bruce Springsteen - Wild Billy'S Circus Story

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Description	Lyrics: The machinist climbs his ferris wheel like a braveAnd the fire eater's lyin' in a pool of sweat, victim of the heatwaveBehind the tent the hired hand tightens his legs on the sword swallower's bladeAnd circus town's on the shortwaveWell the runway lies ahead like a great false dawnOh fat lady, big mama, Missy Bimbo sits in her chair and yawnsAnd the man-beast lies in his cage sniffin' popcornAs the midget licks his fingers and suffers Missy Bimbo's scornThe circus town's been bornWhoa, and a press roll drummer go, ballerina to-and-froCartwheelin' up on that tightrope with a cannon blast lightin' flashMovin' fast through the tent Mars bent, he's gonna miss his fallOh God save the human cannonball.And the flying Zambinis watch Margarita do her neck twist,And the ringmaster gets the crowd to count along: "Ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-seven"A ragged suitcase in his hand, he steals silently away from the circus groundsAnd the highway's haunted by the carnival soundsThey dance like a great greasepaint ghost on the windA man in baggy pants, a lonely face, a crazy grinRunnin' home to some small Ohio townJesus send some good women to save all your clownsAnd circus boy dances like a monkey on barbed wireAnd the barker romances with a junkie, she's got a flat tire,And now the elephants dance real funky and the band play like a jungle fireCircus town's on the live wireAnd the strong man Sampson lifts the midget little Tiny Tim way up on his shoulders, way upAnd carries him on down the midway past the kids, past the sailorsTo his dimly lit trailerAnd the ferris wheel turns and turns like it ain't ever gonna stopAnd the circus boss leans over, whispers into the little boy's ear "Hey son, you want to try the big top?"All aboard, Nebraska's our next stop.Album: The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street ShuffleTrack 4Year: 1973
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