Hurry, hurry, step right up
See the sideshow in town for only fifty cents
Step right up, hurry, hurry
Before the show begins, my friends
Stand in line, get your tickets,
I hope you will attend
It'll only cost you
Fifty cents to see
What life has done
To those like you and me
See the man with the broken heart,
You'll see that he is sad,
He hurts so bad (so bad, so bad)
See the girl who has lost
The only love she ever had
There's got to be
No sadder show to see
No doubt about it,
Satisfaction's guaranteed
So let the sideshow begin
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin (hurry, hurry)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
See the man who's been cryin'
For a million years,
So many tears (so many tears)
See the girl who's collected
Broken hearts for souvenirs
It's more exciting than
A one man band
The saddest little show
In all the land
So let the sideshow begin
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
So let the sideshow begin (hurry, hurry)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin (hurry, hurry)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can't afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry (hurry, hurry)
Let the sideshow begin (step right on in)