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The greatest show on earth

from Not an ordinary night by Jim Wake & Sleepwalker

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lyrics

The Greatest Show on Earth (Wake)
The train pulls in, the whistle blows
excitement hanging in the air
the big top rises from the parking lot
on the grounds of the county fair
there’ll be high-flying daredevils, sequined ladies
a tattoed man and a dancing bear
a magic show, a rodeo
a human canonball!

I got a feeling, it’s just a feeling
I got a feeling that somethin’s not right
I got a feelin’ got me tossin’ and turnin’
tossin’ and turnin’ all night ...
a 3-ring circus and a sideshow too
alligator wrestling and a pitbull fight
a piercing stand, a polka band
a cobra pit, a battleship
a pygmy queen, an F-16
a thunder and a lightnin’ show!

Ladies and gentlemen get in line
it’s the greatest show on earth!
Stupifying, death-defying –
bombs’ll be burstin’ in air!

There’s clouds on the horizon, dust in the air
the odor of sulfur and smoke
the ringmaster bows and tips his hat
the band plays out of tune
people waving flags, people goin’ mad
everybody screamin for more
the human worm begins to squirm
and in the sky the jets streak by
the clowns rush in, the fat lady sings
the lions and the tigers roar!

credits

from Not an ordinary night, released May 20, 2020
by Jim Wake

Jim Wake - vocal
Egbert Kemner - guitar, ringmaster
Ruud Fransen - bass
Arnoud van Buuren - piano
Gerard van den Andel - soprano saxophone
Eelco Flapper - drums, tambourine
The Twice-Brewed Brass

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Jim Wake and Sleepwalker, like the musical traditions in blues, rock ’n’ roll, and rhythm blues from which the band draws inspiration, is an experience defying easy description. It is music that swings, drives, bumps and grinds, moans and groans, screams and shouts, and then steps back and turns introspective, plaintive, or nostalgic. ... more

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