Three Ring Circus

The whistle blows as he makes his rounds
 He's seen every town west of Mississippi
 He's just a face painted all in smiles
 Jumpin' up and down and makin' people happy
 Though deep inside a shadow grows
 He could laugh and no one knows
 There's a lonely man inside
 Life is a three ring circus
 All of the ups and downs of a carousel
 That I know so well
 Life is a three ring circus
 Just one little ride on a merry-go-round
 Goin' round and round and round and round and round
 He does the best like the minstrels did
 Just to please the kids and keep the people laughing
 But no one knows that beneath the clothes
 And his turned up nose loves a lonely beggar
 He needs the love he spreads around
 But in life he's just a clown
 Till they bring the curtain down
 Life is a three ring circus
 All of the ups and downs of a carousel
 That I know so well
 Life is a three ring circus
 Just one little ride on a merry-go-round
 Goin' round and round and round and round and round
 He needs the love that can't be found
 But you're just too blind to see
 That the clown is really me
 Life is a three ring circus
 All of the ups and downs of a carousel
 That I know so well
 Life is a three ring circus
 Just one little ride on a merry-go-round
 Goin' round and round and round and round and round
 Goin' round and round and round and round and round
 Goin' round and round and round and round and round
 Goin' round and round and round and round and round
 Goin' round and round and round and round and round
 Goin' round and round and round and round and round