Ghost Train Lyrics - Elvis Costello

Maureen and Stan were looking for a job 

They got songs for every occasion 

And a little limelight robbery 

No one will employ them 

There's nothing to decide 

So he autographs his overdraft 

While she goes out of her mind 

Stuck on the wall with a thousand faces 

Unwanted posters of the haunted places 

Roll up for the ghost train 

Non-stop through the city 

Step right up and show your face 

We only want the pretty ones 

Roll up for the ghost train 

Non-stop through the city 

Step right up and show your face 

We only want the pretty ones 

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Maureen and Stan at the skating rink 

Looking for the drummer who threw up in the sink 

Laughing and singing, dressed up like dice 

Maybe they could freeze to death out there on the ice 

Look at the graceful way she dances 

On foot speaks, the other answers 

Roll up for the ghost train 

Non-stop through the city 

Step right up and show your face 

We only want the pretty ones 

Roll up for the ghost train 

Non-stop through the city 

Step right up and show your face 

We only want the pretty ones 

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She plays the queen of the fleapit 

He plays a Spanish guitar 

He got a black eye from a waitress 

She's not seeing any stars 

You can be refused, you can be replaced 

You can change your name but you can't change your face 

While they make believe it's just another holiday 

They turn on each other when they hear that joker say 

Roll up for the ghost train 

Non-stop through the city 

Step right up and show your face 

We only want the pretty ones 

Roll up for the ghost train 

We only want the pretty ones