XTC - Nonsuch

Dear Madam Barnum

I put on a fake smile
And start the evening show
The public is laughing
I guess by now they know

So climb from your high horse
And pull this freak show down
Dear Madam Barnum
I resign as clown

You said I was the master
Of all I surveyed
But now I'm sweeping up
The last in line in your circus parade

Children are clapping
As I fall to the floor
My heart's torn and broken
And they just scream for more

If I'm not the sole fool
Who pulls his trousers down
Then dear Madam Barnum
I resign as clown

You tread the high wire
Between truth and lies
Your safety net just walked out
Much to your surprise

Strike up the band love
And let the show begin
For this is the last time
I'm painting on a grin

If I'm not the sole fool
Who pulls his trousers down
Then dear Madam Barnum
I resign as clown
I resign as clown
I resign as clown



Credits
Writer(s): Andy Partridge
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Other Album Tracks

  1. The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
  2. My Bird Performs
  3. Dear Madam Barnum
  4. Humble Daisy
  5. The Smartest Monkeys
  6. The Disappointed
  7. Holly Up On Poppy
  8. Crocodile
  9. Rook
  10. Omnibus

All Album Tracks: Nonsuch >

Altri album

  1. Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles Collection 1977 - 1992
  2. Dear God
  3. The Compact XTC
  4. Oranges and Lemons
  5. Nonsuch
  6. The Dukes of Stratosphear: Chips from the Chocolate Fireball
  7. Coat of Many Cupboards (Remastered)
  8. A Coat Of Many Cupboards
  9. Wasp Star (Apple Venus, Pt. 2)
  10. Wasp Star (Apple Venus) Pt. 2

All Albums of XTC >

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