The Circus Song
The Circus Song

The Circus Song easy guitar chords by Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band

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    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    The 
    circus 
    came 
    to 
    town, 

    to 
    the 
    circus 
    I 
    went 

    I 
    didn't 
    have 
    a 
    nickel, 
    didn't 
    have 
    a 
    cent 

    The 
    circus 
    man 
    said 
    to 
    see 

    the 
    show 
    without 
    a 
    cent. 

    I 
    had 
    to 
    carry 
    water 
    for 
    the 
    elephant. 

    I 
    carried 
    water 
    for 
    the 
    elephant. 

    Back 
    and 
    forth 
    to 
    the 
    well 
    I 
    went. 

    My 
    arms 
    got 
    sore 
    and 
    my 
    back 
    got 
    bent. 

    But 
    I 
    couldn't 
    fill 
    up 
    the 
    elephant. 

    I 
    said 
    to 
    the 
    dude 
    in 
    the 
    stand 
    -up 
    collar, 

    I'll 
    bet 
    you 
    five 
    bucks 

    that 
    elephant's 
    a 
    hollow. 

    He 
    handed 
    me 
    a 
    ticket, 
    said, 

    first 
    you'll 
    see 
    the 
    animals 
    in 
    the 
    menager
    ie. 

    First 
    I 
    saw 
    the 
    lion, 

    and 
    the 
    lion 
    roared, 
    ROAR! 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    wild 
    mouse, 

    and 
    the wild 
    mouse 
    squeaked. 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    wild 
    snake, 

    and 
    the wild 
    snake 
    hissed. 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    wild 
    bee, 

    and 
    the wild 
    bee 
    bumbled. 

    Bumble, 
    bumble, 
    bumble, 
    bumble, 
    bumble. 

    I 
    saw 
    Mr. 
    Possum 
    sitting 
    on 
    a 
    limb, 

    big 
    black 
    bear 
    sitting 
    next 
    to 
    him. 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    little 
    monkey 
    like 
    in 
    a 
    zoo, 

    the 
    wild 
    rooster 
    said, 

    the 
    cock 
    -a 
    -doodle 
    -doo. 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    hippopotamus 

    splash 
    in 
    the 
    water 

    Trying 
    to 
    flirt 
    with 
    the 
    crocodile's 
    daughter 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    gazelle 
    and 
    a 
    big 
    kangaroo, 

    I 
    heard 
    an 
    owl 
    holler, 
    woo 
    -woo 
    -woo. 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    wild 
    dogs 

    and 
    the wild 
    dogs 
    barked, 
    arf 
    arf. 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    wild 
    drunk 

    and 
    the wild 
    drunk 
    barfed, 
    barf. 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    giraffe 

    and 
    the 
    giraffe 
    yelled 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    wild 
    hipster 

    and 
    the 
    wild 
    hipster 
    coughed 

    I 
    went 
    down 
    to 
    the 
    circus 
    tent 

    I 
    sure 
    am 
    doggone 
    glad 
    I 
    went 

    I 
    saw 
    the 
    whole 
    show 

    didn't 
    cost 
    a 
    cent 

    Because 
    I 
    carried 
    water 

    for 
    the 
    elephant 

    Thank
    s! 

    Outro 1


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