Un-

der

this

can-

vas

he

hides

a

dream

A

trick

of

the

type

too

cheap

to

be

free

Makes

your

bur-

geo-

ning

in-

quiry

More

ea-

sily

an-

swered

Oh

a

sight

they

have

come

to

see

We

shan't

dis-

ap-

point,

they've

paid

for

a

scene

And

a

scene

they

shall

have

in-

deed

This

dark,

dark

e-

vening

Join

us

in-

side,

that's

the

way

here

Come

now,

just

step

right-

up

in

line!

It's freaks,

fools,

and

fi-

re!

Come

near-

er,

come

clo-

ser,

it's

near-

ly

ti-

me!

You

there,

and

you

there,

and

come

one

and

all!

It

looks

bet-

ter

in

Red

my

ca-

li-

co

friend

Let

us

brood

on

the

hue

of

need

What

finds

your

fa-

vor?

No,

the

show

must

go

on

in-

stead

With

hun-

dreds

of

eyes

at

two

to

a

head

And

the

blind-

ness

is

thrice

comp-

lete

When

all

stand

watch-

ing

Step

a-

side

make

way

for

the

stars

pre-

sence!

Bet-

ter

be-

ware,

there-

's

lights

and

g-

lit-

te-

ring!

Gaze

deep-

er,

stare

hard-

er,

it's

near-

ly

ti-

me!

You

there,

and

you

there,

and

come

one

and

all..

So

plain...

So

have

you

e-

ver

won-

dered

Where

were

the

de-

mons

they

told

us

of?

Be

pa-

tient,

they're

co-

ming,

Short-

ly

re-

vea-

led

to

you

And

I

do

think

you'll

find

A

dead--

rin-

ger

dead--

rin-

ger

Much

still

hides

you

cu-

ri-

ous

minds

There's

no

hur-

ry

Now

where

are

my

man-

ners?

Round

and

a-

round..

Why,

I

be-

lieve

they've

all

ar-

rived..

Out,

out,

from

the

wings

Set

all

the

props

in

place,

lo-

wer

the

lights

and

wait

Now,

bring

them

in,

let

them

watch,

let

the

spec-

ta-

cle

rise

Hold

your

breath,

this

sus-

pense

lead

the

ar-

ro-

gant

dead

eyes

More

than

them

will

you

spend

for

the

vi-

sion

of

your

life

Let

the

cur-

tains

fall

down

Look

now,

and

see,

that's

quite

the

mot-

ley

Dis-

guise

you've

bor-

rowed

My

friend,

it

seems

quite

odd

But

you

are

the

show

you've

paid

for!

Step

through

the

mir-

ror

and

now

The

cir-

cus

spins

on

and

on

so

Come

one,

come

all,

to-

night!