Gary Brooker - Ghost Train lyrics

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(Brooker / Fisher / Reid)

They're putting up the posters

The carnival's in town

Performing seals and dancing dogs

And gaily painted clowns

So ladies take your places

And wear your finest clothes

Put on your silk and laces

Your buttons and your bows

Spin the wheel of fortune

And lay your money down

Let fate be your decider - "faites vos jeux"

The carnival's in town

When the show is over

The empty streets are glistering in the rain

It's still the same

Riding on a ghost train

A feeling stranger than you've ever known

You're all alone.

They're putting up the posters

A wanted man's in town

They say he's armed and dangerous

And now he's gone to ground

He's livin' rough from hand to mouth

A lethal burning fuse

He know his time is running out

There's nothing left to loose

So parents find your children

And keep them safe indoors

He's killed before he'll kill again

The next one could be yours.

When the show is over

The empty streets are glistering in the rain

It's still the same

Riding on a ghost train

A feeling stranger than you've ever known

You're all alone.