《The Man On The Flying Trapeze》歌词

[00:00:00] The Man On The Flying Trapeze -Les Paul

[00:00:04] Once I was happy, but now I'm forlorn

[00:00:05] Like an old coat that is tattered and torn;

[00:00:07] Left on this world to fret and to mourn,

[00:00:09] Betrayed by a maid in her teens.

[00:00:10] The girl that I loved she was handsome;

[00:00:15] I tried all I knew her to please

[00:00:17] But I could not please her one quarter so well

[00:00:18] As the man upon the trapeze.

[00:00:19] He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ease,

[00:00:22] That daring young man on the flying trapeze.

[00:00:25] His movements were graceful, all girls he could please

[00:00:27] And my love he purloined away.

[00:00:35] This young man by name was Signor Bona Slang,

[00:00:46] Tall, big and handsome, as well made as Chang.

[00:00:49] Where'er he appeared the hall loudly rang

[00:00:51] With ovation from all people there.

[00:00:58] He'd smile from the bar on the people below

[00:01:01] And one night he smiled on my love.

[00:01:02] 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, and her mother she cried,

[00:01:13] To see her throw herself away.

[00:01:14] 'Twas all no avail, she went there every night,

[00:01:16] And would throw him bouquets on the stage,

[00:01:18] Which caused him to meet her;how he ran me down,

[00:01:20] To tell you would take a whole page.

[00:01:21] One night I as usual went to her dear home,

[00:01:25] Found there her father and mother alone.

[00:01:32] I asked for my love, and soon they made known,

[00:01:36] To my horror that she'd run away.

[00:01:43] She'd packed up her box and eloped in the night

[00:01:58] With him, with the greatest of ease;

[00:01:59] From two stories high he had lowered her down

[00:02:00] 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, 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,

[00:02:13] 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,

[00:02:22] You'd think her the man young man on the flying trapeze.

[00:02:39] Her movements were graceful, all girls she could please,

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