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Elephant's Last Waltz

from Wunderk​ü​nk by Monkeygrinder

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Music and Lyrics: Colin Botts
Artwork: Jarem Frye

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Step right up and witness
Ladies gentlemen and all
A world of amusement
This circus carnival

This is the last time I swing this trunk
Last night the master’s drunk
Chains are rattling in the distance
Monkeys swinging from the bars
Come on in and test your strength
Some ghostly organ squeaks a tune

Step right up and witness
This visual assault
Big top full of wonders
And the elephant’s last waltz

Whip cracks a lion roars
Trapeze girl flying hits the floor
No more little kiddy rides
On my knees this one last night
Flash lights up their cotton candy faces
As the cannon fires

Step right up and witness
The ringleader he calls
Big top full of wonders
And the elephant's last waltz

Three rings for a dollar
A sawdust doll for your girl back home
Around it goes the ferries wheel’s squeaking
Dirty hands, pair of shifty eyes
Carnie lurking in the shadows
Mister takes a ride?

The clowns, they’re filing in now
Sadistic grins, silly shoes
I wonder what’s hiding behind that greasy smile
And why the bearded lady’s crying

They’ll be just fine without me
And the master’s evil ways
He’ll never see it coming
This ringleader’s last parade

The folks, now they is running
Screams cut through the air like a knife
My last night in this damn circus dancing round
Bloody top hat crushed on the ground

Step right up and witness
Young, old, big and small
A world of amusement
This circus carnival
Don’t cry for him don’t make a sound
Don’t cry for the master dead on the ground
Just step right up, come see the show
Big top full of wonders and this elephant’s last waltz                        

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from Wunderk​ü​nk, track released April 10, 2020
Vocals, guitars, drums, bass, concertina, percussion, keyboards, and programming by Colin Botts

Recording, Mixing, Mastering @ Wünderkunk Studios

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Monkeygrinder Salt Lake City, Utah

A collection of artists with a taste for the bizarre celebrating the music of carnies, clowns, hobos, pirates, crazed elephants, and other characters on the fringe.

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