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

[Chorus:]
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

[Chorus x 2]

Let the sideshow begin (Step right on in)

Writer : BARRETT, VINNIE / ELI, BOBBY
Copyright : Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.