Circus Contraption - The Animals Are Behind Bars

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  1. childeh said:

    Question Circus Contraption - The Animals Are Behind Bars

    Hello everyone,

    I've always been in love with cabaret music, but there are some songs I just cannot find the lyrics of! Anyone out there to help me?
    It's The Animals Are Behind Bars from Circus Contraption.

    Thanks in advance!
     
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    bluejacket said:

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    A few missing bits - it's wonderfully whacky; )!
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    The Animals are Behind Bars
    The Circus Contraption
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    The elephants have broken free
    They're down at the saloon
    They're trunks are filled with whiskey
    As they snort a merry tune
    They're sitting on the bar stools
    they're having quite a fete
    Even when they blackout
    You know they won't forget

    They're roustering from the balcony,
    it suits them mighty fine
    They use their long prehensile tongues
    for opening the wine
    They sing and dance and laugh all night
    as you can plainly see
    When they order drinks they say,
    'The highballs are one me!'

    A pride of lions are in the back
    at cards and drinking gin
    The kitty's full of wilderbeest,
    some lucky cat will win.
    The Alpha male is in the jon*
    and he's tidying his mane
    When he gets to partying
    he'll never be the same.

    The hippos are inebriate
    with lampshades on their heads
    they'll grunt, they'll sing, they'll ----
    each tiger to their ---- (?)
    Sometimes they never make it home
    and they wake up on the floor
    Hangover is why they make
    that really nasty roar.

    The chimpanzee's are swingers,
    and they're always looking fat
    Chatting up the other apes
    and pinching their behinds
    They swing from chandeliers you know,
    just fast as they can be
    You might guess, they like to drink
    banana daiquiri

    The camels hang out at the bar
    they're sipping heavy* foam
    Spitting on the sawdust floor
    it makes them feel at home
    They tip their glass till they can't walk
    and barely even speak
    before they plug into their humps
    to get them through the week

    The animals are behind the bar
    they're there most every night
    They're drinking and carousing
    'Till they get nice and tight
    And when they drink a bit too much
    I've heard that it's been said,
    The room starts spinning 'round
    they see pink humans in their heads

    The circus animals are fine
    they're happy as can be
    When left alone they tip one back
    with the menagerie
    Inside the beastly tavern,
    and they're having a good time,
    drink two for Jack, the day time job
    before -----?

    LINK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KkOJhXgY-Q
    * Jon - US Slang for toilet
    * heavy - a type of beer
    Link: http://www.circuscontraption.com/home.html
     
  3. childeh said:

    Cool

    Whoa, thanks very much!
    Yes, so awesome like the whole genre. I've had a rough time but it makes me feel a bit warm and cozy that I'm not the only one.

    Thank you again!
     
  4. paul1732 said:

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    I've got some major corrections to this:

    The elephants have broken free
    They're down at the saloon
    They're trunks are filled with whiskey
    As they snort a merry tune
    They're sitting on the bar stools
    they're having quite a fete
    Even when they blackout
    You know they won't forget

    Giraffes drink from the balcony,
    it suits them mighty fine
    They use their long prehensile tongues
    for opening the wine
    They sing and dance and laugh all night
    as you can plainly see
    When they order drinks they say,
    'The highballs are one me!'

    A pride of lions are in the back
    at cards and drinking gin
    The kitty's full of wildebeest,
    some lucky cat will win.
    The Alpha male is in the jon
    and he's tidying his mane
    When he gets to partying
    he'll never be the same.

    The hippos are inebriates
    with lampshades on their heads
    It's quite a feat to see them try
    to stagger to their beds
    Sometimes they never make it home
    and they wake up on the floor
    Hangover is why they make
    that really nasty roar.

    The chimpanzee's are swingers,
    and they're always looking fine
    Chatting up the other apes
    and pinching their behinds
    They swing from chandeliers you know,
    just tossed as they can be
    You might guess, they like to drink
    banana daiquiri

    The camels hang out at the bar
    they're sipping heavy foam
    Spitting on the sawdust floor
    it makes them feel at home
    They tip their glass till they can't walk
    and barely even speak
    And pour the keg into their humps
    to get them through the week

    The animals are behind the bars
    they're there most every night
    They're drinking and carousing
    'Till they get nice and tight
    And when they drink a bit too much
    I've heard that it's been said,
    The room starts spinning 'round
    they see pink humans in their heads

    The circus animals are fine
    they're happy as can be
    When left alone they tip one back
    with the menagerie
    Inside the beastly tavern,
    and they're having a good time.
    Drink to forget, the daytime crowd,
    Performing for mankind