Today the brothers Ringling, Barnum, Bailey
Went off to spend the winter in the sun
And there were all the children waving gaily
And there were all the children minus one
The one who all at once got something in his eye
Today the brothers Ringling, Barnum, Bailey
Reminded me of someone one summer long gone by
Oh, I waved to the man with the golden baton
And I waved through the rain pouring down
And I waved
Waved till the last of the music was gone
The day that the circus left town
When you're nine, maybe ten
You're supposed not to mind
When your dreams are dismissed with a frown
But my heart
Almost broke
When they left me behind
The day that the circus left town
I had asked for a job doing anything
Feed the elephants, carry water, anything
But the man said,
And said they didn't have anything
And turned me away, turned me away
And away went the lions and the tigers so wild
And away went the last funny clown
And away went my very last day as a child
The day that the circus left town
The day that the circus left town
The day that the circus left town