Ringling Road

Train rolls in at ten am Kill the lamb for the lions, find some water for the elephants Monkey on his shoulder, is a monkey on his back Could I bum a cigarette, I done smoked my last pack Throw up the big tent, throw down some sawdust We don't open till the 'morin, step right up We got beer for the bearded lady And the Siamese twins are into opium The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine That they bought from a guy that used to drive the train We got water for the elephants Everybody knows the greatest party on earth Is the circus down on Ringling Road Well, the tattoo man is making out with snake lady Just to piss off the human cannonball that she been dating Clown got wasted and he's throwing a shoe At a bear on a bike with a bottle of booze Tightrope walker is to damn high Welcome, everybody, to a freakshow Friday night We got beer for the bearded lady And the Siamese twins are into opium The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine That they bought from a guy that used to drive the train We got water for the elephants Everybody on earth know that the greatest party on earth Is the circus down on Ringling Road We got beer for the bearded lady And the Siamese twins are into opium The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine That they bought from a guy that used to drive the train We got beer for the bearded lady And the Siamese twins are into opium The trapeze guys are all high on cocaine That they bought from a guy that used to drive the train We got water for the elephants Everybody on earth know that the greatest show on earth Is the circus down on Ringling Road Down on Ringling Road Down on Ringling Road