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The Lion Has Got No Teeth
Paul Alexander Nolan
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Jacob, my boy
Please don't look so annoyed
It's a trick
Here's a bucket if you need to be sick
You see, nothin' 'round here's
Ever quite what it appears
If it was, then I wouldn't have a business
Jacob, you seem like a bright young lad
Yes it's true, you've been duped
But you shouldn't feel bad
You're in good company
It's not easy to see
The illusions that make up the circus
You see, the people, they come to the circus
To see miracles performed
To see heaven and hell on earth
And so to that purpose
We give 'em angels and demons
And everything in between 'em
Oh, but we
We are made of the same stuff as they
How can we give 'em what they came for?
(Lies, lies, lies)
And for the people who can pay more
(Lies, lies, lies)
You could say that it's amoral
But our pride's in our lies, lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
No, nothing is quite what it seems
Lies, lies, lies, lies
And the lion has got no teeth
It's all make believe, sonny
Just like we're gonna make believe
That you are a doctor of veterinary science
What they see, sense and smell
It's impossible to tell
Between the bullshit and baloney
(Lies, lies, lies)
The fake, the shake, the phony
(Lies, lies, lies)
The authentic testimony
Oh, those are sewn to our lies, lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
No, nothing is quite what it seems
Lies, lies, lies, lies
And the lion has got no teeth
It's not that I'm not impressed
By this lesson in deception
But the acts I like the best
Don't depend on misdirection
Where is the lie
When they're flying overhead?
When they're dancing on a thread
When she's riding
You can't live off lies -
I think you would be surprised
I mean, have you seen our hippopotamus?
(The lion has got no teeth)
All the rubes think that she's marvelous
(The lion has got no teeth)
Been a month now since she died
Swimming in a tank of formaldehyde
Have you seen our Siamese twins?
(The lion has got no teeth)
Mary Lou and Mary Lin
(The lion has got no teeth)
Would the rubes be so elated
If they knew they're not related?
Oh, no, you gotta give 'em
(Lies, lies, lies, lies)
(Lies, lies, lies, lies)
And have you met our great ringmaster? (Lies, lies, lies, lies)
(Lies, lies, lies, lies)
Quite as threatening as he's dapper (lies, lies, lies, lies)
(Lies, lies, lies, lies)
Holds the ring inside his palm
Wields the whip to drive it on
Even he is not absolved
Of the carnival's cardinal fraud
At the end of the day
When the crowds have gone away
I'm just one among the many fighting
To feed my growing family
Oh, but we were made
Of the same stuff as they
How do we keep 'em on the payroll?
(Lies, lies, lies)
How do we put food on the table?
(Lies, lies, lies)
Nothin' sweetens the taste of bad meat
Like a chaser of lies, lies, lies, lies
You may say that it's amoral
But our pride's in our lies, lies, lies, lies
As our lies, yes our lies
Oh, our lies
Yes, our lies are our pride
And our pride's in our lies
And the lions in our pride have got no teeth
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