The Ringmaster General

The caravan wheels are crooked and worn

But they're still able to pull that old trailer along

On its way to the greatest show on earth

The makeup's cracked and the lipstick's faint

He looks less like a clown now, he looks more like a saint

On his way to the greatest show on earth

Once upon a time he was a lion uncaged

No one came near, he could never be upstaged

He held his head high like a statue down in Rome

He was surrounded by beauties, he was never alone

Now the tightrope walkers practising their falls

The bearded ladies handing out tickets for the stalls

They gladly pay to see the greatest show on earth

His black boots are polished, top hat and tails

He's called the ringmaster 'cause he never fails

Every day, come what may, he brings a cabaret

Hip hip hooray

Even doctors say it's in his DNA

He was born that way

Come see the greatest show on earth