1st verse Watch the children's faces When the circus comes to town Looking at the animals And laughing at the clowns Everybody wants to see the show Mothers, brothers, grannies even go Chorus Horses chasing Dollies riding them Round the ring and round they go again 2nd verse Elephants are finishing The band is playing loud Clowns appear from nowhere and Are running through the crowd Slipping, sliding, water everywhere Screaming, shouting, laughter fills the air Chorus Spoken part It was then I noticed The unhappiness in a child's face When a circus is leaving When the big top which means so much to them Finally sinks to the ground And the last caravan moves slowly over the empty field Chorus