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Jocko And The Trapeze Lady

アーティスト:The Kingston Trio  アルバム:Live At The Crazy Horse 

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He was a boy when the circus first came to the dust of his West Texas town. And twenty years later, he'd spent twenty years as Jocko the Sad Circus Clown. He did slap-stick gags in grease paint and rags and the people would laugh 'til they cried. But they never saw past the painted clown mask to the sad, empty man locked inside. The trapeze lady swung easy and gracefully, high in the high trapeze swing. Her parents were flyers. The circus was her life. The carny was deep in her veins. High in the spotlights in sequins and pink tights, she flew like a bird in the wind. The saw dust's on daughter, the strong men who caught her were all that she brought to her tent. Jocko worked down with the center ring clowns with a sad painted smile on his face And the trapeze lady swung easy and gracefully high in the great canvas space. Jocko looked up with a tear in his heart and, Lord, he wished he could fly For she never looked down at a baggy pants clown who looked up with love in his eyes. It was Tulsa, the last stop, the last show of the big top, a loud, sell-out crowd filled the seats. They clapped for the walk-around and cheered for the clowns. The fliers brought them to their feet. Then a still half-lit match fell in tender dry grass and soon found the dry saw dust floor. The flames leaped higher. When the people heard, "Fire!" they swept like a wave for the door. Jocko looked up to the top of


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