Blaine Larsen - Off To Join The World Lyrics
Now, friends listen well, let me tell you a storyI remember just like yesterdayOf a footloose young lad who ran off with the circusMuch to his mama's dismayHe was cleaning up after the elephants whenThis high-flying trapeze girl smiled downIn search of a handsome companion becauseShe had just broken up with a clownNow the with one graceful aerial flip he was smittenWith her and her little tutuStanding there love struck, why he almost stumbledInto the elephants doing their tricksAnd the ringmaster tipped his top hat and saidSon, bid adieu to your heartAnd his words rang true right there under the bleachersSoon after that big top went darkNow, the old bearded lady, she whispered “be careful”On the train to the very next townAnd the handful of midgets who ride unicyclesPeddled by with one smile and four frownsSo he had a vague sense of uneasiness whenHis new sweetheart opened the doorAnd he knew when he saw the clown standing behind herIn front of her, there stood one moreNow, I can't say for sure if it was Barnum or BaileyTo whom I handed the noteBut a tall skinny feller standing on stiltsFirst read these words that I wroteIt said I promise to never again give my heartTo some high-flying trapeze girlGoodbye cruel circusI'm off to join the world