Join the Circus

When the pill the doctor gave you turns your cold to the grippe
 When a stitch to save nine others comes apart with a rip
 When the rats invade your attic and start leaving your ship
 Follow my tip, come away on a trip
 Just join the circus like you wanted to, when you were a kid
 Climb aboard before it moves on and you'll thank your lucky stars you did
 Go to bed in Minneapolis, wake up in P.A
 Pack your roll, your brush and your comb again
 Ready to roam again, ready to stray
 Bless your soul; you'll never go home again
 When the circus comes your way
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 When you've patches in your trousers and a hole in your purse
 When your nine to five is boring and your five to nine's worse
 When you sneeze instead of bless you, you get jeers and a curse
 Don't call a hearse, while you still got a cherce
 Just join the circus like you meant to do, when you were so high
 Pitch your troubles under a tent and you're bound to lose 'em by and by
 Say so long to fair Schenectady, greet sweet Santa Fe
 Toss your hat and cane in a sack again
 Shoulder your pack and then hitch up the shay
 Kiss the cat and never look back again
 When the circus comes your way
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 When the lady you've been courtin' weds your brother instead
 When His Honor gives you thirty days on water and bread
 When your bank account's a million, but it's all in the red
 Don't lose your head
 Pin this note to the bed
 I've joined the circus like I wanted to, when I was a kid
 Climbed aboard before it moved on
 And you bet your life I'm glad I did
 Went to bed in Minneapolis, woke up in P.A
 Packed my roll, my brush and my comb again
 Ready to roam again, ready to stray
 Bless my soul, I'll never go home again
 When the circus comes my way
 See that tent pole slowly start to rise
 Circus, circus
 Just to say the word electrifies
 Circus, circus
 Watch that tiger shaking hands like a pup there
 That lady dancing on a wire a million miles up there
 That string of painted cars down Railroad Avenue
 Circus, circus
 Two pink paste boards say you're going to
 Circus, circus
 Share the glad times and the woe with us
 Pack your trunk and join the show with us
 Roll from Maine to Kokomo with us
 Mister Barnum, say you'll go with us
 All right, damn it
 Why don't we just leave it to the fates
 Heads it's yes, tails it's no
 Mr. Bailey, you've got yourself a partner!
 To the biggest show in the country!
 To the greatest show on Earth!
 When the circus comes your way!
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 I've joined the circus like I wanted to, when I was a kid
 Climbed aboard before it moved on
 And you bet your life I'm glad I did
 Went to bed in Minneapolis, woke up in P.A
 Packed my roll, my brush and my comb again
 Ready to roam again, show me the way
 Bless my soul, I'll never go home again
 From the day I joined the circus!
 Be proud to say you'll join the circus!
 Step right this way and join the circus!
 Just stick a banner in your hand and
 Join the circus like you wanted to
 Like you always wanted to run away!