The Day The Circus Came To Town Lyrics - Momus

The day the circus came to town 

We lined the streets from Leith 

To beyond belief 

The day the circus came to town 

The wind was light to moderate 

And there was fog on higher ground 

And everybody laughed or did not laugh 

When a couple of mongrels coupled on the path 

The day the circus came to town 

The day the circus came to town 

The department stores were crammed 

Like hell with the Damned 

The day the circus came to town 

There were ten years in a decade 

A hundred pennies in a pound 

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And everybody clapped or did not clap 

When an orchestra swept past in drag 

The day the circus came to town 

Couldn't tell the two apart 

But there's only room for one in my heart 

Because being of one mind is a capital crime 

I will pack and unpack at the drop of a hat 

And I will join or leave that circus 

At any given point, at any given point, at any given point in time 

The day the circus came to town 

It was overtime for the boys in blue 

But they were dancing too 

The circus came to town 

The fork was on the left and the knife was on the right 

And the diner sat down 

And everybody cheered or did not cheer 

When a boy took off his hat and his hair appeared 

The day the circus came to town 

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The day the circus came to town 

God was in his heaven like a goldfish in a bowl 

To the visible dismay of air traffic control 

The day the circus came to town 

Last night's party met the day's first hearse 

And, spilling vodka on the wake made a fatal mistake 

With a match and flabbergasted watched them all 

Fall flambeed six feet underground 

And everybody booed or did not boo 

When the ghost of Deacon Brodie sawed a corpse in two 

The day the circus came to town 

Still can't tell the two apart 

But there's only room for one in my heart 

Because being of one mind is a capital crime 

I will pack and unpack at the drop of a hat 

And join or leave that circus 

At any given point in time 

Because being of one mind is a capital crime 

I will pack and unpack at the drop of a hat 

And I will join or leave that circus 

At any given point, at any given point, at any given point in time 

Because being of one mind is a cap-cap-capital crime 

I will pack and unpack at the drop of a hat 

And I will join or leave that circus 

At any given point, any given point, at any given point in time