Three Ring Circus

Blue Magic

(Bobby Eli/Vinny Barrett)



Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls

Children of all ages

Welcome to the big top

See the ferocious lions

Thrill to the fabulous monkeys

Laugh along with the hilarious clowns

See them, life is a three ring circus



The whistle blows as he makes his rounds

Hes seen every town west of Mississippi

Hes just a face painted all in smiles

Jumpin?up and down and makin?people happy



Though deep inside a shadow grows

He could laugh and no one knows

Theres a lonely man inside



Life is a three ring circus

All of the ups and downs of a carousel

That I know so well

Life is a three ring circus

Just one little ride on a merry-go-round

Goin?round and round and round and round and round



He does the best like the minstrel did

Just to please the kids and keep the people laughing

But no one knows that beneath the clothes

And his turned up nose lies a lonely beggar



He needs the love he spreads around

Bu tin life hes just a clown

Till they bring the curtain down



Life is a three ring circus

All of the ups and downs of a carousel

That I know so well

Life is a three ring circus

Just one little ride on a merry-go-round

Goin?round and round and round and round and round



He needs the love that cant be found

But youre just too blind to see

That the clown is really needy



Life is a three ring circus

All of the ups and downs of a carousel

That I know so well

Life is a three ring circus

Just one little ride on a merry-go-round

Goin?round and round and round and round and round



Goin?round and round and round and round and round

Goin?round and round and round and round and round

Goin?round and round and round and round and round

Goin?round and round and round and round and round



Goin?round and round and round and round and round

Goin?round and round and round and round and round



Transcribed by: Char Star