《The Man On The Flying Trapeze》歌词

[00:00:00] Once I was happy

[00:00:00] But now I'm forlorn

[00:00:00] Like an old coat that is tattered and torn

[00:00:02] Left on this world to fret and to mourn

[00:00:03] Betrayed by a maid in her teens

[00:00:03] The girl that I loved she was handsome

[00:00:04] I tried all I knew her to please

[00:00:05] But I could not please her one quarter so well

[00:00:06] As the man upon the trapeze

[00:00:06] He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease

[00:00:07] That daring young man on the flying trapeze

[00:00:10] His movements were graceful

[00:00:16] All girls he could please

[00:00:18] And my love he purloined away

[00:00:18] This young man by name was signor bona slang

[00:00:23] Tall

[00:00:27] Big and handsome

[00:00:35] As well made as chang

[00:00:36] Where'er he appeared the hall loudly rang

[00:00:47] With ovation from all people there

[00:00:51] He'd smile from the bar on the people below

[00:00:58] And one night he smiled on my love

[00:00:59] She wink'd back at him and she shouted bravo

[00:01:05] As he hung by his nose up above

[00:01:09] Her father and mother were both on my side

[00:01:11] And very hard tried to make her my bride

[00:01:12] Her father he sighed

[00:01:13] And her mother she cried

[00:01:14] To see her throw herself away

[00:01:16] 'Twas all no avail

[00:01:17] She went there every night

[00:01:20] And would throw him bouquets on the stage

[00:01:21] Which caused him to meet her

[00:01:22] How he ran me down

[00:01:22] To tell you would take a whole page

[00:01:25] One night I as usual went to her dear home

[00:01:26] Found there her father and mother alone

[00:01:32] I asked for my love

[00:01:33] And soon they made known

[00:01:34] To my horror that she'd run away

[00:01:35] She'd packed up her box and eloped in the night

[00:01:43] With him

[00:01:58] With the greatest of ease

[00:02:01] From two stories high he had lowered her down

[00:02:02] To the ground on his flying trapeze

[00:02:02] Some months after this I went to the hall

[00:02:04] Was greatly surprised to see on the wall

[00:02:05] A bill in red letters

[00:02:06] Which did my heart gall

[00:02:06] That she was appearing with him

[00:02:08] He'd taught her gymnastics and dressed her in tights

[00:02:09] To help him live at his ease

[00:02:09] And made her assume a masculine name

[00:02:19] And now she goes on the trapeze

[00:02:21] She'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease

[00:02:38] You'd think her the man young man on the flying trapeze

[00:02:39] Her movements were graceful

[00:02:40] All girls she could please

[00:02:40] And that was the end of my love