An evening at the big top
Candy corn and gum drops
Main event, a spectacle of frivolry, insanity
Stay close to mother
Scream to your daddy
Pray that the acrobats come home alive

Ahhhahhh
Ahhhahhh

Rings go around and around
Did you see the fire breather (fire breather)
Going up in flames?
Did you see the juggler (juggler)
Throwing up his blades?
Did you see the lion (lion)
Living in his chains?
Isn't it a shame, that he wasn't tamed?
To catch a glimpse of elephants
To see the pan-parade, a serenade
It could change the sunset, the way you're looking at your life
What to tell the ones you love and when it's right
The circus might, all in one night.

Ahhhahhh
Ahhhahhh

The rings go around and around
Little girls and boys
Better do your chores
Learn to tie your shoes
Or circus life's not for you.
Little girls and boys
Better do your chores
Learn to tie your shoes
Or circus life's not for you.

Ahhhahhh
Ahhhahhh
Ahhhahhh

The rings go around and around