Side Show movie - Come Look at the Freaks lyrics
rate me<br>
Company:<br>
Come look at the freaks<br>
Come gape at the geeks<br>
Come examine these aberrations<br>
Their malformations<br>
Grotesque physiques<br>
Only pennies for peeks<br>
Come look at the freaks<br>
Come look at the freaks<br>
They'll haunt you for weeks<br>
Come explore why they fascinate you<br>
Exasperate you<br>
And flush your cheeks<br>
Come hear how love speaks<br>
Come look at the freaks<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
Ladies and gentlemen<br>
Step right up<br>
Right this way<br>
There is no wait<br>
We don't waste your time<br>
So little to pay<br>
Just one thin dime<br>
Gains you admission<br>
To my odditorium<br>
Never have you seen<br>
A comparable emporium<br>
Of wonders under one tent<br>
Your dime could not be better spent<br>
Come see a curious gal<br>
The Bearded Lady<br>
See a man<br>
Turned into a reptile<br>
As punishment for his sins<br>
Come hear the haunting song<br>
Of the Siamese twins<br>
Come see our elegant geek<br>
Refined but deadly<br>
Chicken necks delight his incisors<br>
Their heads decorate the mud<br>
His favorite cocktail drink?<br>
It's warm chicken blood!<br>
From the barren desert<br>
Of the heathen camel trade<br>
For our gentlemen friends<br>
The seraglio of a Hashemite sheik<br>
His harem was freed<br>
And we have found it quite unique<br>
For these girls are virgins still<br>
Had I arrived but an hour late<br>
That old sheik would have had his fill<br>
<br>
All:<br>
Come see God's mistakes<br>
The freaks God forsakes<br>
Take a look at the monster babies<br>
Dog men with rabies<br>
A bride of snakes<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
And we don't harbor fakes<br>
<br>
All:<br>
Come see God's mistakes<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
From the inky jungles<br>
Of the darkest continent<br>
You will witness first hand<br>
The ferocity of the Cannibal King<br>
We keep him chained up<br>
Because we know he's hankering<br>
From a taste of one of you<br>
And you are here for enlightenment<br>
Not as stock for cannibal stew<br>
Come look at the freaks<br>
Come gape at the geeks<br>
Come examine these aberrations<br>
Their malformations<br>
Grotesque physiques<br>
Only pennies for peeks<br>
<br>
Attractions:<br>
Come inside<br>
Curiosity satisfied<br>
Come!<br>
See the underside<br>
Inside!<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
Won't you please forgive me<br>
If I seem emotional<br>
For the stars of our show<br>
I am speaking of course<br>
Of the Siamese twins<br>
I adopted these girls<br>
And gave them moral disciplines<br>
Taught them standards<br>
Right from wrong<br>
I nurtured their musicality<br>
Let them charm you with their song<br>
<br>
Daisy & Violet:<br>
Ah, ah, ah...<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
Ladies and gentlemen, step right up!<br>
Right this way!<br>
See the freaks!<br>
They are here!<br>
They are real<br>
They are all alive!<br>
Inside!<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
This way, Mr. Conner.<br>
Over here.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Where are we going?<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
To a showing of the Siamese twins<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Siamese twins?<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
I want you to hear them sing<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Siamese twins?<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
We're just in time<br>
Let's go inside<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Is this some kind of joke?<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
Not at all<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Good.<br>
Because I'm a very busy man<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
You won't be disappointed<br>
This could pay off big<br>
For both of us<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
How?<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
First you have to see them<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
I don't like this place.<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
But we're here<br>
We might as well stay<br>
I'll even pay<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Ok, I'll help you spend your hard earned dough<br>
But this is not my kind of show<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
Let me delay your fright<br>
The attractions don't bite<br>
Come inside<br>
<br>
The Boss takes Buddy and Terry into the sideshow tent and they <br>
view the attractions - A sheik with 3 harem girls, a chicken-eating <br>
geek, a fortune teller, a bearded lady, a fakir with a snake girl, a <br>
reptile man, the odd 6th exhibit, Dolly Dimples, and the Cannibal King.<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
Train the savage!<br>
Ladies and gentlemen, there is no cause for alarm!<br>
The Cannibal King has been subdued and is under our control!<br>
There is nothing to fear!<br>
Please remain in your seats!<br>
To experience our premiere attraction in its most revealing display.<br>
Scientists believe that Siamese twins come from the same life.<br>
And that their complete separation was retarded in some way.<br>
Perhaps while pregnant their mother<br>
witnessed dogs stuck together copulating<br>
They're called Siamese because Chang and Eng,<br>
the first widely known specimans, came from Siam.<br>
Siamese twins share everything.<br>
Yet remain completely separate in their minds,<br>
bodily functions and presumebly their souls.<br>
But enough about science.<br>
Sing girls, sing!<br>
<br>
Daisy & Violet:<br>
Ah, ah, ah...<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
Come look at the freaks<br>
<br>
Attractions:<br>
Come inside<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
Come gape at the geeks<br>
<br>
Attractions:<br>
Curiosity satisfied<br>
<br>
All:<br>
Come examine these aberrations<br>
Their malformations<br>
Grotesque physiques<br>
Only pennies for peeks<br>
Come look at the freaks!<br>
<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
I'm dying to know what you think!<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
I'm intrigued.<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
Great!<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Why did you bring me here?<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
Those twins<br>
They have something<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Something I'll never forget<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
I can help them create an act<br>
And you could get them to vaudeville<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
What kind of act?<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
Singing Siamese twins<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
You call that singing?<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
Not exactly, but I could teach them.<br>
Look what I did with the Nubian Nightengale.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
She needed help.<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
I could really help the girls<br>
Teach them to sing<br>
Maybe to dance<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Dance? Boy, you sure don't lack confidence.<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
I like a challenge.<br>
You wouldn't believe some of the acts I've helped.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Yeah, I know.<br>
You're very ambitious, for an usher.<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
But I can do a lot more<br>
And you can give me my break<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
But those twins!<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
Exactly<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Well I have to admit<br>
There's something those girls<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
Let's meet them.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Ok.<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
Great!<br>
But there is one problem.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
One?<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
The owner.<br>
He keeps them under lock and key.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Leave him to me.<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
Gladly.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
And if we get to meet them, let me do the talking.<br>
<br>
Buddy:<br>
Whatever you say<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
That was our last show today<br>
But would you gentlemen like to see more?<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
More?<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
More of the Siamese twins<br>
They might be convinced to display their connection<br>
Up close and private for a small consideration<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Consideration?<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
Two bucks for ten minutes<br>
Total exposure of the fleshy link<br>
No touching.<br>
You're in for the experience of a lifetime<br>
Right this way.<br>
<br>
Meanwhile, the sideshow attractions celebrate the twins birthday...<br>
<br>
Geek:<br>
Attention<br>
Ladies and gentlemen<br>
Your attention please<br>
The Cannibal King<br>
Who, being the only royalty around<br>
<br>
Bearded Lady:<br>
Says who?<br>
<br>
Geek:<br>
His poster!<br>
His billing says he's a king.<br>
<br>
Bearded Lady:<br>
Mine says I'm a lady.<br>
<br>
Reptile Man:<br>
Well they have to call you something.<br>
<br>
Geek:<br>
As I was saying...<br>
The Cannibal King wishes to make a proclamation<br>
All Hail the Cannibal King<br>
<br>
Jake:<br>
I, being the only available king<br>
Hereby declare today a holiday<br>
To honor the most beautiful maidens in the land<br>
On the birthday they share<br>
Along with everything else<br>
Including our love<br>
<br>
All:<br>
Happy birthday to you and to you<br>
Here's a big happy birthday times two<br>
Happy birthday from the whole damned crew<br>
Happy birthday to you and to you<br>
<br>
Boss:<br>
Ok, ok, party's over.<br>
The twins have a private appointment<br>
<br>
Geek:<br>
But it's their birthday!<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
Says who?<br>
<br>
Fortune Teller:<br>
We've always had a little celebration...<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
I'm trying to run a business here!<br>
We've got a customer who wants a private show<br>
And the customer's always right<br>
The rest of you out of my sight!<br>
<br>
Jake:<br>
Boss, the day's receipts are in the tin<br>
And I got you a brand new bottle of gin<br>
<br>
The Boss:<br>
Good. You stay here Jake.<br>
Mister, you've got ten minutes!<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
Happy birthday.<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
Happy birthday.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Wait.<br>
You don't have to show me anything, I just want to talk.<br>
<br>
Jake:<br>
You made a deal to look, not talk.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Here, I'll give you all the cash I've got on me.<br>
<br>
Jake:<br>
Mister, I like money as much as anybody<br>
But in this depression, I like my job even more<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
They have nothing to fear from me.<br>
<br>
Jake:<br>
Good.<br>
Because even more than my job<br>
I like these girls<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Well then you'll like what I can do for them.<br>
I only want a few minutes of private conversation.<br>
<br>
Jake:<br>
If the boss come back...<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Over there.<br>
You can keep an eye out for him and<br>
an eye on me at the same time.<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
He seems ok, Jake<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
You'll be near by<br>
<br>
Jake:<br>
I don't like this<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
For me, Jake?<br>
<br>
Jake:<br>
I can't say no to you<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
Who are you?<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Name's Terry Connor<br>
I have business to discuss<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
Are you sure you mean with us?<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Yes.<br>
And let me assure you I have honorable aims<br>
But first, what are your names?<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
I'm Daisy<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
I'm Violet<br>
<br>
Daisy & Violet:<br>
We're Siamese Twins<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
So I've noticed. What's that like?<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
What's it like being handsome?<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
Stop it, you're being rude!<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
Am not!<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
I was rude to ask.<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
Everyone does.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
But you must be very similar, right?<br>
I'm sorry, which one is who?<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
I'm Daisy<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
I'm Violet<br>
<br>
Daisy & Violet:<br>
We're nothing alike<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
I'm to your right as you watch our show<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
She thinks she's always right<br>
Not so<br>
I'm Daisy<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
I'm Violet<br>
<br>
Daisy & Violet:<br>
What else would you like to know<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Who makes the most decisions?<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
I do.<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
I do.<br>
<br>
Daisy and Violet:<br>
We both make our own decisions<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
There must be times you don't agree<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
Not me<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
Not me<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Or times you want to be alone?<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
Then we close a door inside and hide<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
Where?<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
In a secret place we know<br>
Where nobody else can go<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
How?<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
Haven't you ever been in conversation<br>
And your mind drifted somewhere else?<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
Or been in a room surrounded by people<br>
And yet, felt a million miles away?<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
I guess I have.<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
Well, that's where we go<br>
When we want to be alone<br>
<br>
Violet:<br>
We could go there right now<br>
If you wanted us to<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
But we'd rather stay with you<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
I was taken by your singing<br>
You have talent<br>
Potential to do much more<br>
<br>
Daisy:<br>
But we're freaks.<br>
<br>
Terry:<br>
You are unusual<br>
Exotic, different, unique<br>
But my time's almost up<br>
So will you allow one question more?<br>
What are your dreams?<br>
What are you longing for?<br>
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