The big top came down
And I'm the clown
Whose face was wiped off clean
Hawker's silenced call
Juggler drops the ball
Trapeze swing in the breeze
Don't they know that the show must always go on
Don't they know that the show must always go on
The show must go on, the show must go on
The crowds all walked out
Fortune teller is in doubt
Plate spinner wobbles away
The contortionist
Frozen in a twist
The ringmaster has nothing to say
Don't they know that the show must always go on
Don't they know that the show must always go on
Faded signs, empty stands
Strongman doesn't understand
The monkey's on his back
Lion tamer lost his whip
Acrobat lost his grip
The greatest show on Earth's not coming back
The big top, the big top's down, the show must go on
The big top, the big top's down, the show must go on
The big top came down
Trumpet man makes no sound
Bed of nails rusted flat
Houdini can't escape
Tightrope wire breaks
Spotlights all go black
Don't they know that the show must always go on
Don't they know that the show must always go on
Ooh, the big top, ooh, the big top, ooh, they tore it down
The show must go on
Ooh, the big top, ooh, the big top, ooh, they tore it down
The show must go on