The Lion Has Got No Teeth

Lyrics

[AUGUST] Jacob, my boy Please don't look so annoyed It's a trick Here's a bucket if you need to be sick You see nothing 'round here's Ever quite what it appears If it was then I wouldn't have a business Jacob, you seem Like a bright young lad Yes, it's true you've been duped But you shouldn't feel bad You're in good company It's not easy to see The illusions that make up the circus You see, the people they come to the circus To see miracles performed To see heaven and hell on earth And so to that purpose We give 'em angеls and demons And everything in bеtween 'em Oh, but we who are made Of the same stuff as they How can we give 'em what they came for? [ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] And for the people who can pay more [ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] You can say that it's amoral But our pride's in our Lies, lies, lies, lies Lies, lies, lies, lies [AUGUST & ENSEMBLE] No nothing is quite what it seems Lies, lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] And the lion has got no teeth [AUGUST, spoken] It's all make believe, sonny Just like we're gonna make believe That you are a doctor of veterinary science [AUGUST] What they see, sense and smell It's impossible to tell Between the bullshit and baloney [ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] The fake, the shake, the phony [ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] And the authentic testimonial There's a soul to our Lies, lies, lies, lies Lies, lies, lies, lies [AUGUST & ENSEMBLE] No nothing is quite what it seems Lies, lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] And the lion has got no teeth [JACOB] It's not that I'm not impressed By this lesson in deception But the acts I like the best Don't depend on misdirection Where is the lie When they're flying overhead? When they're dancing on a thread? When she's riding? You can't live off lies [AUGUST] I think you would be surprised I mean, have you seen our hippopotamus? [ENSEMBLE] The lion has got no teeth [AUGUST] All the rubes think that she's marvelous [ENSEMBLE] The lion has got no teeth [AUGUST] Been a month now since she died Swimming in a tank of formaldehyde Have you seen our Siamese twins? [ENSEMBLE] The lion has got no teeth [AUGUST] Mary-Lou and Mary-Lynn [ENSEMBLE] The lion has got no teeth [AUGUST] Would the rubes be so elated If they knew they're not related? Oh no, you gotta give 'em [ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies, lies Lies, lies, lies, lies [AUGUST & ENSEMBLE] And have you met our great ringmaster? (Lies, lies, lies, lies) [ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies, lies [AUGUST & ENSEMBLE] Quite as threatening as he's dapper (Lies, lies, lies, lies) [ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] Holds the ring inside his palm Wields the whip to drive it on Even he is not absolved Of the carnival's cardinal fraud At the end of the day When the crowds have gone away I'm just one among the many fighting To feed my growing family Oh, but we who are made Of the same stuff as they How do we keep 'em on the payroll? [ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] How do we put food on the table? [ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] Nothing sweetens the taste of bad meat Like a chaser of [AUGUST & ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] You may say that it's amoral But our pride's in our [AUGUST & ENSEMBLE] Lies, lies, lies, lies [AUGUST] Yes, our lies Yes, our lies Oh, our lies [AUGUST] Yes, our lies are our pride And our pride's in our lies And the lions in our pride Have got no teeth!