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Thread #131326   Message #3880867
Posted By: Jim Dixon
07-Oct-17 - 05:40 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chord ADD: The Bullingdon Circus (Robb Johnson
Subject: Lyr Add: THE BULLINGDON CIRCUS (Robb Johnson)
Here's what I think I heard at Spotify. The quotes posted above helped somewhat:


THE BULLINGDON CIRCUS
As recorded by Robb Johnson on "Songs from the Last Seven Years" (2017)

Ladies and gents, roll up and sit down.
Two bob and six pence, but for you, half a crown.
Now sit down and shut up, 'cause here come the clowns.
The Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.
The Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.

And they pretend to ride bicycles, backhand and grin,
And they're building more turnstiles for raking it in.
See the prices go up as the trousers come down.
Oh, the Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.
Yes, the Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.

No, there isn't a high wire or a flying trapeze.
The highlight's a bun fight with lashings of sleaze.
The pies are all eaten and the truck's upside down,
'Cause the Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.
Yes, the Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.

And outside the turnstiles, the poor and the old.
The jobless and homeless, they're out in the cold,
And they're watching the lights as the merry-go-round,
With their white ties and top hats and dazzling gowns.
Oh, the Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.

But there aren't any animals being abused.
We give 'em all flags to wave; well, it keeps them amused;
And there's popcorn and candy floss and Boris the clown
When the Bullingdon Circus is coming to town,
When the Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.

So ladies and gents, roll up and sit down.
Sit up and shut up; here come the clowns.
We'll sing "Rule Britannia" and "God Save the Pound" (Hurrah!)
'Cause the Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.
Yes, the Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.
Yes, the Bullingdon Circus is coming to town.
God help us all! They're coming to town.


[I'm an American, not well informed about the subtleties of British politics, but I infer that Bullington Circus refers to the Bullingdon Club at Oxford. Boris Johnson and David Cameron were members.]