This carnival we bring to you, care of the owners of the traveling zoo Bound to bring happiness and joy to all the heathens and every girl and boy A tiger roars from behind the barn and the familiar sight of a kitten's charms Together they're always aware of harm And the hand of the man that reaches out to them And the closing end to stretch across this land A woman of intrigue with hair head to toe went talking to the priest about nowhere to go The town was filled with a vile disgust for in their minds love turned into lust But we have nothing to hide I simply love her more than thy And if a man's at the gates then I mustn't obey