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He got shafted in Bradford for his out of date routines up there
And the trouble he ran into Brighton was more than his share
He's been running for thirty years, he would have settled down
But each town he appears in puts a red nose on the clown
You can buy the old showbills and frame them, they're nearly antiques
You can trip up on his big clown shoes as you're starting to speak
He squirts the flower, hurts your hand, it'll always catch you
And his tears are etched so deep that they might just be tattooed
The one man circus is coming to town
Put the banners up, take your trousers down
Paint on a smile, wipe off the frown
Heaven knows he won't hurt us
The loose, the lovely and the lonely
One night only
He said 'I played Chaplin for Hitler in March 44
Been a black and white minstrel before that whole thing was outlawed
And I've dragged it on every pier in every seaside town
But there aren't any dances today, the pavilions have all been pulled down
I came over straight after the war and they hijacked my name
I waited for so many years but my wife never came
I've been learning these lines every day since 1945
And I'll recite them everyday I wished I was alive'
The one man circus is coming to town
Get the dogs out, tear the posters down
Paint go home on the walls til he is elsewhere bound
Don't you know he could hurt us
The loose, the lovely and the lonely
One night only
He's tripping over backwards, taking off his clothes
And no-one helps him, everyone knows
We laugh at the misfortune of others
Everytime the glass empties, the lions they all get set free
On a town full of unsuspecting tourists who scream when they're happy
And the scarecrow's on probation just for making faces in a mirror
The past put a hand on his shoulder and drowned him in tears
Now he ushers and watched the movies where children don't age
And the dancing horse stole all the keys and took charge of the stage
And the freaks are on the razzmatazz, they're all fuelled on coke and gin
And the cast-out's on the street and we've already let him in
The one man circus
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- Here Comes The Groom 2006
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- Me Against Me 2006
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- Same Piece Of Air 2007
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Singles
286 songs
- I Just Wanna Talk 2006
- I Just Wanna Talk 2006
- I'm Staying Here 2006
- Who You Really Are 2007
- The Devil in Me 2006
- Pound Pound Pound 2007
- The Red Rose & The Briar 2006
- The Little Musgrave 2006
- Nothing I'd Rather Do 2006
- Ordinary Weekend 2006
- She's A Piece Of Work 2007
- Come Gather Round 2006
- Heart Without a Home 2006
- The Golden Glove 2006
- Same Thing Twice 2006
- The Bonny Bunch of Roses 2006
- Scared of Guns 2006
- Master Kilby 2006
- Driving in The Rain 2006
- I'm Wrong About Everything 2007
- Old Girlfriends 2007
- Kiss/Lover's Society 2007
- Nothing at All 2007
- Election Night (Another Version) 2007
- Dead On Arrival 2007
- Headful Of Something 2007
- Humble Bee 2007
- Already Dead 2007
- Humankind 2007
- Ask Why 2007
- 50/50 Split 2007
- Hard 2007
- Bad Dream Baby 2007
- Build Me A Coffin 2007
- Famous Man 2007
- Careers Service 2007
- Negative Love 2007
- One Night Only 2007
- Hostile Two Party System 2006
- Hitler's Tears 2006
- Handful of Sand 2006
- God Lives Upstairs 2006
- Get Back Down 2006
- Gentleman's Dream 2006
- Elvis Has Just Left The Building 2006
- Election Night 2006
- Wreck On The Highway 2007
- The Wrong Goodbye 2007
- Too Much Into Nothing 2007
- When You Smile 2007
- $55 2007
- Your Ghost (Don't Scare Me No More) 2007
- You In Spite Of Yourself 2007
- You And Your Career 2007
- Bastard Son 2006
- July 13th 1985 (The Live Aid Song) 2007
- The Facts of Life 2006
- The Little Musgrave 2006
- Dark Dark Heart 2006
- Cupid & Psycho 2006
- Cathy's New Clown 2006
- Burn 2006
- Bridegroom Blues 2006
- Miss Fortune 2006
- Backing Out 2006
- Anonymous 1916 2006
- Annan Water 2006
- Annachie Gordon 2006
- An Audience With You 2006
- Affairs of The Heart 2006
- A Singer's Request 2006
- A Fan Speaks 2006
- Idiot's Delight 2007
- It Stays 2007
- After The Fact 2007
- You're Looking at Me 2006
- You Will Be Cured 2006
- You're No Good 2006
- You So So 2006
- Man With Two Surnames 2007
- Eating Each Other's Babies 2007
- Here Comes The Groom 2006
- Song I Wrote Myself in The Future 2006
- William Glenn 2006
- Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Steve Goodman, David Blue And Me 2007
- I Just Woke Up 2006
- Kill The Messenger 2006
- It's All My Fault 2006
- I Can Tell 2006
- I'd Be Sleeping if My Baby Were Here 2006
- Infinite Combinations 2006
- Into The Wind 2006
- Kiss Me, Miss Liberty 2006
- Long Dead Gone 2006
- Me Against Me 2006
- Millionaire's Dream 2006
- No More 2006
- Ordinary Weekend 2006
- Other People's Failure 2006
- Our Lady Of The Highways 2007
- Paradise 2006
- Peeling Bark 2007
- People Love To Watch You Die 2007
- Poor Heart 2006
- Pull 2007
- Punch'n'judy 2006
- Roy Orbison Knows (The Best Man's Song) 2007
- Same Piece Of Air 2007
- Save a Little Room for Me 2006
- Skyscrapers in Memphis 2006
- Sleeper, Awake 2007
- Sluts 2007
- Something to Write Home About 2006
- Spaced Cowgirl 2006
- Still Photo 2006
- Sussex Ghost Story 2007
- Sweat Tears Blood & Come 2006
- Talkin' Return Of The Great Folk Scare Blues 2007
- The Biggest Monument 2007
- The Brain of Britain 2006
- The Celestial Shuttle 2007
- The Flandyke Shore 2006
- The Isle of France 2006
- The King is Dead Boring 2006
- The Movie of Your Life 2006
- The Night He Took Her To The Fairground 2007
- The Original Miss Jesus 2006
- The Patron Saint of Losers 2006
- The People's Drug 2006
- The Person You Are 2006
- The Robert Frost Rag 2006
- The Secret Angel 2006
- The Speed of Normal 2006
- The Star Struck Banner 2006
- The Triumph of Trash 2006
- The Truth 2006
- The World 2006
- Things Snowball 2006
- To Whom It May Concern 2006
- When All The Bad Things in Your Life Turn to Worth It 2006
- When Dreams Come True 2006
- When The Sun Comes Out 2006
- Where The Bodies Are 2006
- William & Nancy's Parting 2006
- Window Seat 2006
- Wooden Overcoat 2006
- Humble Bee 2007
- God Lives Upstairs 2006
- It's All My Fault 2006
- Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Steve Goodman, David Blue And Me 2007
- Here Comes The Groom 2006
- Nothing I'd Rather Do 2006
- I'm Staying Here 2006
- Headful Of Something 2007
- Humankind 2007
- Bad Dream Baby 2007
- Hard 2007
- I'm Wrong About Everything 2007
- Idiot's Delight 2007
- It Stays 2007
- July 13th 1985 (The Live Aid Song) 2007
- Kiss/Lover's Society 2007
- Man With Two Surnames 2007
- Negative Love 2007
- Nothing at All 2007
- Famous Man 2007
- Election Night (Another Version) 2007
- You Will Be Cured 2006
- You So So 2006
- Wooden Overcoat 2006
- Window Seat 2006
- William Glenn 2006
- William & Nancy's Parting 2006
- Where The Bodies Are 2006
- When The Sun Comes Out 2006
- You're Looking at Me 2006
- You're No Good 2006
- Eating Each Other's Babies 2007
- Dead On Arrival 2007
- Careers Service 2007
- Build Me A Coffin 2007
- Ask Why 2007
- Already Dead 2007
- After The Fact 2007
- 50/50 Split 2007
- When Dreams Come True 2006
- One Night Only 2007
- Who You Really Are 2007
- Wreck On The Highway 2007
- You And Your Career 2007
- You In Spite Of Yourself 2007
- Your Ghost (Don't Scare Me No More) 2007
- $55 2007
- When You Smile 2007
- Too Much Into Nothing 2007
- Our Lady Of The Highways 2007
- Peeling Bark 2007
- People Love To Watch You Die 2007
- Pound Pound Pound 2007
- Pull 2007
- Roy Orbison Knows (The Best Man's Song) 2007
- Same Piece Of Air 2007
- She's A Piece Of Work 2007
- Sleeper, Awake 2007
- Sluts 2007
- Driving in The Rain 2006
- Election Night 2006
- Elvis Has Just Left The Building 2006
- Gentleman's Dream 2006
- Get Back Down 2006
- Handful of Sand 2006
- Heart Without a Home 2006
- Hitler's Tears 2006
- Hostile Two Party System 2006
- I Can Tell 2006
- I Just Woke Up 2006
- I'd Be Sleeping if My Baby Were Here 2006
- Infinite Combinations 2006
- Into The Wind 2006
- Kill The Messenger 2006
- Kiss Me, Miss Liberty 2006
- Long Dead Gone 2006
- Master Kilby 2006
- Me Against Me 2006
- Millionaire's Dream 2006
- Miss Fortune 2006
- No More 2006
- Old Girlfriends 2007
- Other People's Failure 2006
- Paradise 2006
- Poor Heart 2006
- Punch'n'judy 2006
- Same Thing Twice 2006
- Save a Little Room for Me 2006
- Scared of Guns 2006
- Skyscrapers in Memphis 2006
- Something to Write Home About 2006
- Song I Wrote Myself in The Future 2006
- Spaced Cowgirl 2006
- Still Photo 2006
- Sussex Ghost Story 2007
- Sweat Tears Blood & Come 2006
- Talkin' Return Of The Great Folk Scare Blues 2007
- The Biggest Monument 2007
- The Bonny Bunch of Roses 2006
- The Brain of Britain 2006
- The Celestial Shuttle 2007
- The Devil in Me 2006
- The Facts of Life 2006
- The Flandyke Shore 2006
- The Golden Glove 2006
- The Isle of France 2006
- The King is Dead Boring 2006
- The Movie of Your Life 2006
- The Night He Took Her To The Fairground 2007
- The Original Miss Jesus 2006
- The Patron Saint of Losers 2006
- The People's Drug 2006
- The Person You Are 2006
- The Red Rose & The Briar 2006
- The Robert Frost Rag 2006
- The Secret Angel 2006
- The Speed of Normal 2006
- The Star Struck Banner 2006
- The Triumph of Trash 2006
- The Truth 2006
- The World 2006
- The Wrong Goodbye 2007
- Things Snowball 2006
- To Whom It May Concern 2006
- When All The Bad Things in Your Life Turn to Worth It 2006
- A Fan Speaks 2006
- A Singer's Request 2006
- Affairs of The Heart 2006
- An Audience With You 2006
- Annachie Gordon 2006
- Annan Water 2006
- Anonymous 1916 2006
- Backing Out 2006
- Bastard Son 2006
- Bridegroom Blues 2006
- Burn 2006
- Cathy's New Clown 2006
- Come Gather Round 2006
- Cupid & Psycho 2006
- Dark Dark Heart 2006
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