With their elephants and clowns
On a hit sticky August day
And every telephone pole
Had a poster that told
Of the thrills that were coming our way
There were trapeze fliers
And men that ate fire
And things we never dreamed existed
And the radio and tv
Told us we'd be
Fools if we dared to miss it.
Now all three rings
Held wondrous things
Marvels of every invention
But the big long shrouded
Shape in the corner
Increasingly drew our attention
There were bareback riders
Lions and tigers
And clowns in their itty bitty car
But every woman and man
And child in the stand
Had come to see the star
Then a hush fell on the crowd
As the men pulled the shroud
From the muzzle that was 30 feet long
And to screams and cheers
He finally appeared
And flamboyantly bowed to the throng
He wore red sequined tights
That sparkled in the lights
And boots that came to his knees
And a chromium
Football helmet
And a cape that flapped in the breeze
And the dazzled crowd
Shouted out loud
You could hear them one and all
We want Hugo!
Hugo! Hugo!
The Human Cannonball
The aim was carefully calculated
The trajectory was precise
The charge was carefully measured
And poured into the loading device
The fuse was trimmed, the lights were dimmed
Hugo slid down the barrel and then
All was ready and Hugo's daddy
Counted down from
Ten!
And the drums rolled
Nine
And our blood ran cold
Eight!
The ambulance stood by
Seven!
Several woman cried
Six!
The spotlight hit the net
Five!
No one would ever forget
Four!
Eternity passed
Three!
Every heart beat fast
Two!
And Hugo's daddy said, "Are you ready Hugo?"
One!
And from the bowels of the gun, "I'm a-ready, Papa!"
Boom!
Well, fire and smoke belched
Out of the cannon
And the earth trembled for a while
And the big gun roared
And Hugo soared
Through the air like a projectile.
Two hundred and fifty
Feet he flew
Like an Air Force fighter jet
But at the apex
Of his trajectory
He knew he's gonna miss the net
Oh! Arms flailing
He kept on sailing
A terrified screaming creature
And the crowd scattered
As Hugo splattered
All over the upper bleacher
In the aftermath
Of this tragic event
Disbelief filled every face
There was Hugo
And there was Hugo
There was Hugo all over the place!
Well, the dust has
Finally settled and
The smoke has finally cleared
Hugo's name
And Hugo's fame
Will always be revered
But no one
Ever too his place
No matter who they were
Because they never found
Another man
Of Hugo's - caliber
The Circus' main attraction
The greatest star of all
Was Hugo!
Hugo!
The Human Cannonball!
Well, they came to town With their elephants and clowns On a hit sticky August day And every telephone pole Had a poster that told Of the thrills that were coming our way There were trapeze fliers And men that ate fire And things we never dreamed existed And the radio and tv Told us we'd be Fools if we dared to miss it. Now all three rings Held wondrous things Marvels of every invention But the big long shrouded Shape in the corner Increasingly drew our attention There were bareback riders Lions and tigers And clowns in their itty bitty car But every woman and man And child in the stand Had come to see the star Then a hush fell on the crowd As the men pulled the shroud From the muzzle that was 30 feet long And to screams and cheers He finally appeared And flamboyantly bowed to the throng He wore red sequined tights That sparkled in the lights And boots that came to his knees And a chromium Football helmet And a cape that flapped in the breeze And the dazzled crowd Shouted out loud You could hear them one and all We want Hugo! Hugo! Hugo! The Human Cannonball The aim was carefully calculated The trajectory was precise The charge was carefully measured And poured into the loading device The fuse was trimmed, the lights were dimmed Hugo slid down the barrel and then All was ready and Hugo's daddy Counted down from Ten! And the drums rolled Nine And our blood ran cold Eight! The ambulance stood by Seven! Several woman cried Six! The spotlight hit the net Five! No one would ever forget Four! Eternity passed Three! Every heart beat fast Two! And Hugo's daddy said, "Are you ready Hugo?" One! And from the bowels of the gun, "I'm a-ready, Papa!" Boom! Well, fire and smoke belched Out of the cannon And the earth trembled for a while And the big gun roared And Hugo soared Through the air like a projectile. Two hundred and fifty Feet he flew Like an Air Force fighter jet But at the apex Of his trajectory He knew he's gonna miss the net Oh! Arms flailing He kept on sailing A terrified screaming creature And the crowd scattered As Hugo splattered All over the upper bleacher In the aftermath Of this tragic event Disbelief filled every face There was Hugo And there was Hugo There was Hugo all over the place! Well, the dust has Finally settled and The smoke has finally cleared Hugo's name And Hugo's fame Will always be revered But no one Ever too his place No matter who they were Because they never found Another man Of Hugo's - caliber The Circus' main attraction The greatest star of all Was Hugo! Hugo! The Human Cannonball! Explain Request ×
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