Through the avenues of ugliness
Like a horror film you can’t miss
How many moments have been lost?
Broken bridges we have crossed
Waiting to be saved
Watch the lion lay down
As the tamer cracks the whip
Rosina lies behind the wall
With the human cannonball
In the shadow of the veil
She’s trying hard not to show it
Remember everything is real
She walks into the room
Rosina takes a bow
The audience go wild
The dog faced boy screams out
He screams out
Now the circus has come to town
With Billy the boxer in his gown
He knows the only punch that counts
Is the one that knocks them out
That’s a good thing
In the ring he stands alone
With a hundred guineas by the throne
While Billy takes it on the chin
Rosina cries into her gin
His day has come and gone
He’s trying hard not to throw it
Remember everything is real
He steps outside the ring
He looks into the room
Rosina, she’s in tears
The dog faced boy breaks down
He breaks down
Now the circus has been shut down
The carnival is leaving town
Poor Billy signs up for the zoo
With the boxing kangaroo
Glory be to him
Through the avenues of ugliness
Rosina tears her wedding dress
While Scotland Yard drag out the lake
Rosina cuts into the cake
And cries no more
They‘re trying hard not to blow it
Remember everything is real
She looks up to the sky
Her father takes her hand
Rosina, she’s a star
The dog faced boy laughs out
He laughs out
