Circus

from Jacob's Well by Steve Gilligan

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ircus

The Cyclopes lady, the mechanical man
the boy with the hair on his face
the Siamese twins will dance and spin
with the midgets from outer space
Huddled in fear the woman of tears
will laugh only if no one is around
she fondles her rings as the calliope sings
the circus has come to this town

The former hunchback of Notre Dame
is waiting high up in the tower
the cue to replay for the third time today
his execution begins on the hour
The young and the old have their fortunes retold
as the children run wild on the grounds
When the summer is high as the sun in the sky
the circus returns to this town

The Ferris wheel takes you up over the treetops
as high as the steeples
and lends you a piece of the sky
the boys and the girls on the midway are kissing
a full moon is rising on high

The lions and the tigers the bears and the dog
are waiting for dinner to come
the man with the tattoos is joking with the girl
who juggles with knives and guns
and there's a man all alone on the edge of the world
ready to jump straight down
into a bucket just three feet deep
I hope that he doesn't drown
the circus has come to this town

The Ferris wheel takes you up over the treetops
as high as the steeples
and lends you a piece of the sky
the boys and the girls on the midway are kissing
a full moon is rising on high

There's no place else I'd rather be
than on this merry go round
holding the hand and the heart of you
lost in the sight and the sound
the circus has come to this town

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from Jacob's Well, released March 2, 2012

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Steve Gilligan Boston, Massachusetts

Steve Gilligan is best known as bassist of legendary Boston rock 'n' roll band The Stompers. He's released 4 solo CDs; "Jacobs Well", “Winter Rain”, “Dogpatch Garage”, and now "Next Someday", which rocks with a melodic energy found in the best from bands like Tom Petty & XTC. ... more

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