the acrobat was alice jones
she was mostly skin and bones
the beautiful woman was betty lee
she was really something to see
the clown’s name was confucius
he did his best to amuse us
the desperado was jesse james
robbing the mail was his road game
an elephant waited in the weeds
attentive to their every need
the furniture was rearranged
to give them space to play their games
the gardener had a pair of shears
and a brain between his ears
a hobo walked along the track
and of course his name was mac
an adventuress named miss ickes
taught an iceberg to do tricks
and just when she reached for success
she misplaced the pope’s address
king arthur never slept
and through the night he crept
when he met lancelot on the road
they conversed in a secret code
maybe i am naive
but i sincerely believe
that casey jones is my friend
and is coming around the bend
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