Well, they came to town

With their elephants and clowns

On a hit sticky August day



And every telephone pole

Had a poster that told

Of the thrills that were coming our way



There were trapeze fliers

And men that ate fire

And things we never dreamed existed



And the radio and TV

Told us wed be

Fools if we dared to miss it.



Now all three rings

Held wondrous things

Marvels of every invention



But the big long shrouded

Shape in the corner

Increasingly drew our attention



There were bareback riders

Lions and tigers

And clowns in their itty bitty car



But every woman and man

And child in the stand

Had come to see the star



Then a hush fell on the crowd

As the men pulled the shroud

From the muzzle that was 30 feet long



And to screams and cheers

He finally appeared

And flamboyantly bowed to the throng



He wore red sequined tights

That sparkled in the lights

And boots that came to his knees



And a chromium

football helmet

And a cape that flapped in the breeze



And the dazzled crowd

Shouted out loud

You could hear them one and all



We want Hugo!

Hugo! Hugo!

The Human Cannonball



The aim was carefully calculated

The trajectory was precise



The charge was carefully measured

And poured into the loading device



The fuse was trimmed, the lights were dimmed

Hugo slid down the barrel and then



All was ready and Hugos daddy

Counted down from



Ten!

And the drums rolled



Nine

And our blood ran cold



Eight!

The ambulance stood by



Seven!

Several woman crie