Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Barnum (Orginal Broadway Cast Recording), artist - Michael StewartDate of issue: 31.08.2017
Song language: English
Barnum (Orginal Broadway Cast Recording) |
| Living whales he sent to Hades |
| Likewise Swedish singing ladies |
| And the local clockworks he will run |
| (And the local clockworks he will run) |
| Gone those woolly schemes that filled his head (schemes that filled his head) |
| Farewell kelly green and cherry red |
| (Farewell kelly green and cherry red) |
| No more, step right up and see him |
| Barnum’s closed his last museum |
| And he’s gonna live his life instead |
| Black and white |
| The future’s rosy living black and white |
| Keep both feet on the ground |
| Don’t let those day dreams spin you round |
| See things the way they are |
| You’re gonna tumble if you fly too far |
| Stay low and hold on tight |
| Living black and white |
| He could run a clockworks Barnum found (Barnum found) |
| In two months he’d run it in the ground |
| (In two months he’d run it in the ground) |
| Purchased then 500 shovels |
| Said men mustn’t live in huddles |
| And a new utopia I will found |
| Planned a very modern model town |
| Elevated roads to stroll around |
| Grew so high it made you groggy |
| Built on land a trifle soggy |
| So as it rose up it started down (down down down) |
| Black and white |
| He built a city that was black and white |
| It took no end of spunk |
| And looked quite splendid as it sunk |
| Here comes another lurch |
| There goes the depot and the Baptist church |
| As they slipped out of sight |
| They were black and white |
| So long, ta ta goodnight |
| Bye bye black and white |
| Oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh |
| Oh yeah |
| Heard about your city what a shame |
| But the truth is politics' your game |
| Kissing babies making speeches |
| Posing with the local beaches |
| Fun, respectability and fame |
| You could be an alderman, no wait (no wait) |
| Congressman I mean U. S not state (not state) |
| (Mayor!) Oh that’s easy pickin’s |
| (Senator!) Oh what the dickens |
| Why not hang a presidential slate |
| Black and white |
| He’s playing politics in black and white |
| Cold truth and good hard facts |
| Give all that razzmatazz the axe |
| No bunting in the streets |
| You’ll talk of budget cuts and balance sheets |
| Statistics day and night |
| Running black and white |
| Black and white |
| I’m runnin' politics in black and white |
| Cold truth and good hard facts |
| Give all that razzmatazz the axe |
| No bunting in the streets |
| I talk of budget cuts and balance sheets |
| Statistics day and night… |
| (spoken) |
| Charity, I’m losing ‘em. |
| You gotta let me bring some colour into this campaign |
| or they’re gonna beat me |
| (spoken) |
| Very well, Taylor. |
| Go ahead! |
| Black and white |
| He’s had his fill of living black and white |
| So long ta ta good night |
| Bye bye bye bye black and |
| White! |