The Tiger Lillies - Cheapest Show lyrics

The lion he has got false teeth, the fire eater is a cheat The exotic dancer is antique. The high-wire artist smashed his nose, the dancing bears got gangrened toes, And all the artists need new clothes. Cut price is the acrobat, the fortune teller is a hack, the clown's make-up is all cracked Half the staff are pimps and who*es, too old to do it any more, They're all old, twisted, bitter and poor The boss drinks like an unblocked drain, his wife is stupid, ugly, vain And they're so broke they should elope to Spain The big top it has got more holes than a dart board it's so old, The top is rancid, green with mould. It's the cheapest show you've ever seen With drop-outs, drug addicts, old queens It's garish, gaudy, cheap and obscene.