Crowd stays in their seats  
Circus catches fire  
Staring at the acrobats 
Walking the high wire  

Elephant drags her chain  
While the fire roars  
Stumbles as she tries to dance  
The children yell for more  

And the top hat man  
Says stick around  
And the top hat man says  
Here comes the clowns  

CHORUS  

Now we got the lay of the land  
Here’s the place we take our stand  
Now we got the lay of the land  
Lay of the land, lay of the land  

Now we got the lay of the land  
Here’s the place we take our stand  
Now we got the lay of the land  
Lay of the land, lay of the land  

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Juggler flees the burning tent  
Just like she fled her land  
No green card, no place to go  
Who’ll take a stranger’s hand?  

Balloon man sells his oxy  
To all the boys and girls  
He don't give a damn about the fire  
Fire’s all round the world  

And the top hat man  
Says thoughts and prayers  
And the top hat man says  
Sit back and stare  

CHORUS repeats 

Crowd stays in their seats  
Circus catches fire  
Staring at the acrobats  
Walking the high wire