Look at all the advertising Some kind of show, come if you're going Patronize the magic dragon Walk through the door, kiss off your boredom Tuning up the orchestra, bringing down the ceiling lights All at once the curtain goes up Now it begins, strike up the band Bring on the dancing girls and the freak parade Look to your right where a gentleman sat There sits a monkey in a tall silk hat The lady on the left is now a pumpkin pie That's when you notice that your chair is flying High in the sky out over the sea But don't wonder why, where else could you be but Where anything can happen, Down at the magic dragon theatre More than you can imagine, Down at the magic dragon theatre (come to the magic dragon) Do you fancy melodrama? Tragedy's mask, yours for the asking Madness a la magic dragon Who could that be at this time of night? I'm sure we weren't followed dr. klang Wait, pull down your knickers, he's going to hit us Here goes your cue, don't blow your line Dam, danger! I'm gonna go out there and get, get, get ... All of a sudden there's a flash of light Stars begin appearing in a moonlit night Your vision of reality has gone awry That's when you notice that your mind is flying High in the sky out over the sea But don't wonder why, where else could you be but