The Greatest Show On Earth

	  		
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Step up, buy a ticket - Front row, centre seat 
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A real live human drama of love and defeat 
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Don't worry 'bout the cost my friend, you'll get your money's worth 
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As a man and a woman star in the greatest show on earth 


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May I direct your attention now, to ring number one 
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A man and a woman, the affair has just begun 
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And they waltz beneath the spotlight to a round of warm applause 
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Then he puts on his clown mask and she her tiger claws 
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As the band breaks into a rumba, they're blowing for all their worth 
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It's the end of act one, in the greatest show on earth 


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May I direct your attention now, to ring number three 
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A man is in the spotlight, the clown is on his knees 
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He's kneeling beside a dancer, who has fallen from the wire 
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Working without a net, was she the victim of desire? 
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And the crowd begins to wonder is this an act or is she hurt? 
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As the spotlight dims to darkness in the greatest show on earth 


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And now we're in the centre ring, they're lowering the cage 
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The lion and the tigress acting out their final rage 
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But little children don't be scared when you hear that closing song 
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The love affair has ended, but the show it must go on 
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And the circus train moves down the line from Memphis to Fort Worth 
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Appearing now in your hometown, the greatest show on earth 

Outro 
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Step up buy a ticket...