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The Greatest Freak of All

the carnival came around today
the freak show claimed the crowd
stripping siamese beauties galore
the men holding themselves proud

the swordsman standing straight and tall
how careful he must be
the bearded lady blew a kiss
for all the wives to see

the blind fortune teller sang your song
the absinthe did the trick
the midget's head in the lion's mouth
the lion gave a wink

but more than him
and more than her
my favorite act of all
is one you may have seen before
the one making the girls fall

he must be caged
he must be fed
he must be kept afar

he's the little-boy-man
the sad-child-lover
the greatest freak of all