Key: E major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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When I was a young man
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I ran away from home
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I went to join the circus
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Went to see the cotton candy whirl
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And make me lots of money on my own
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For Molly, oh, my pretty Molly
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But she's waiting all alone
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Someday soon I will return to her
Verse 2
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Then I made the big time
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Bright 11ghts, show biz
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I'm really in the circus
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There's only one thing wrong
Verse 3
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I haven't saved a penny on my own
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For Molly, oh, my pretty Molly
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But she's writing everyday
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Molly understands, so it's okay
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Ride a windy box car
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See a thousand children young and old
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Oh, that grease paint smile
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Can hide your soul
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Here comes a carousel
Guess which town it is
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Feel the thrill
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Grease paint covers everything
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But winters chill
Interlude 2
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I'm reading Molly's letter
Verse 5
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The ink is fading
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And the page is fuming yellow
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Long ago, I promised Molly
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Don't you know I
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I will close my eyes and go to her?
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