Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Sawdust, Spangles and Dreams (Finale) , by - Stephen Boyd, Doris Day, Jimmy Durante & Martha RayeRelease date: 24.10.2013
Song language: English
Sawdust, Spangles and Dreams (Finale) |
| What is a circus? |
| What does it mean? |
| Is it a banjo? |
| Or a tambourine? |
| Is it a phony snake charmer routine? |
| No, my friends. |
| I think you only stall, my friends |
| You’re thinking much too small, my friends |
| Or else you’re not thinking at all, my friends |
| When people think of «circus», the wherefore and the why’s of it |
| They think of all the adjectives, proclaiming what’s the size of it! |
| For instance: Tremendous, stupendous, terrific, prolific, gigantic, romantic, |
| sensational! |
| Razzling and dazzling, prodigious, insidious, ferocious, explosious, |
| inspirational! |
| An ordinary tightwire or flying act |
| Becomes the greatest death-defying act! |
| You can bet |
| They will sweat |
| When you do your pirouette |
| Without a net! |
| Super, super, duper, duper |
| Hoop the hoop and loop the looper |
| Something cataclysmic for the kiddies |
| The most amazing melody of merriment and mirth |
| The circus is the greatest show on Earth |
| Sawdust and spangles and dreams |
| Popcorn and crackerjack play a part |
| Everything glitters and gleams |
| Under the big top that’s in your heart |
| What if it’s tarnished and a bit second hand |
| To all the people it’s a magic land |
| Over the rainbow, it seems |
| Is sawdust … and spangles … and dreams! |
| We’re gonna march around the Hippodrome track |
| And let the people see that Jumbo’s back |
| Everything glitters and gleams |
| With sawdust and spangles and dreams! |
| Sawdust and spangles and dreams |
| Sawdust and spangles and dreams |
| Everything glitters and gleams |
| Sawdust … spangles |
| Sawdust and spangles and dreams |
| Popcorn and crackerjack play a part |
| It can’t be love because I feel so well |
| No sobs, no sorrows, no sighs |
| This can’t be love, I get no dizzy spells |
| Some people come for the animals |
| Some for the smells and the sounds |
| But you must agree, everybody comes to see |
| Those lovable, laughable clowns! |
| The makeup, the wigs, and the baggy pants |
| The jokes and the gags and the gaffe |
| Though your heart is breaking, start your merrymaking |
| And laugh, clown, laugh! |
| Tell all the people, shout it up and down |
| The wonderful Wonder circus is back in town! |
| Over the rainbow, it seems |
| Is stardust and spangles and dreams |