Verse 1 Step right up, the lights are low, Painted grin in the afterglow, Red balloon and a rusty chain, Laughing hard in the acid rain. Big shoes stomping through the mud, Candy stripes all stained with blood, Chewing bones by the ticket stand, Waving with a five-fingered hand. Pre-Chorus Calliope screams, Smoke in the sky, Nobody leaves, Nobody asks why. Chorus Ha ha ha, here comes the clown, Burning the whole damn circus down. Ha ha ha, hear that sound, Bones go crack when he comes around. Big red smile, blackened soul, Fire in the ring and a six-foot hole. Ha ha ha, don’t make a sound, The evil circus clown is in town. Verse 2 He’s driving a tank through the midway lights, Crushing the games and the neon signs, Popcorn flies and the strongman screams, Cotton candy melts in gasoline dreams. Burning corpses in the center ring, While the dead-faced acrobats dance and sing, Juggling skulls with a wicked little tune, Howling like a wolf at a blood-red moon. Pre-Chorus Drums go boom, Sirens cry, Spotlight shakes, Angels hide. Chorus Ha ha ha, here comes the clown, Burning the whole damn circus down. Ha ha ha, hear that sound, Bones go crack when he comes around. Big red smile, blackened soul, Fire in the ring and a six-foot hole. Ha ha ha, don’t make a sound, The evil circus clown is in town. Bridge Chew, chew, chew on the bone, Laugh, laugh, laugh all alone, Drive, drive, drive through the flames, Nobody here remembers their names. Spin, spin, spin in the smoke, Choke, choke, choke on the joke, Run, run, run if you can, He’s got the whole world in his hands. Verse 3 Tiny hat and a butcher’s grin, Greasepaint cracked on his paper skin, Marching rats in a funeral line, Singing soft in four-four time. He honks that horn and the graves all shake, Dead men crawl and the floorboards break, Then he bows with a bloody crown, As the big top finally comes crashing down. Final Chorus Ha ha ha, here comes the clown, Burning the whole damn circus down. Ha ha ha, hear that sound, Bones go crack when he comes around. Big red smile, blackened soul, Fire in the ring and a six-foot hole. Ha ha ha, don’t make a sound, The evil circus clown is in town. Outro Step right up, step right in, Painted teeth and a plastic grin. Last one laughing, last one found— Buried beneath the circus ground.
