I'm inviting you to my vaudeville "Oui encore" you say, "And on with the show" Ladies, gentlemen, before I sing to you The light that shines twice as bright Burns half as long Come let me entertain you all Leave your troubles big and small Life's a ball, life's a ball Hitch a ride on my crooked merry-go-round Hear the clinking-clanking sound Of the song that I bring Take my song, take my hand, never let me down, Like love let me down, like love pushed me around So long, goodbye, I lost, did try This is the last song I'll ever sing The last song I'll sing I played in the cabaret of love I wore heart, fist and glove. Push and shove, push and shove... And all for love Take my song, take my hand, never let me down, Like love let me down, like love pushed me around So long, goodbye, I lost, did try This is the last song I'll ever sing The last song I'll sing This is the last song I'll ever sing The last song I'll sing Here, with words that can't be said We take songs to our bed Sing-a-long, sing-a-long... to my last song