Freakshow
The Tiger Lillies Lyrics

Albino dwarfs & dancing bears & midgets with full body hair
We showcase people with unique physical features, such as those with albinism, little people, and individuals with excessive body hair.

A man who has a fishes tail, a girl whose body is a snail
We feature performers with fantastic and impossible body modifications, such as the man with a fish tail and the girl with a body resembling a snail.

A man whose head is a bird, a girl who shits bricks as turds
We exhibit individuals who defy the laws of nature, like the man with a bird head and the girl who produces brick-like feces.

Siamese twins joined at the head, a girl who though alive is dead
We display people who are born with unusual physiological conditions, like conjoined Siamese twins and a girl who, while living, resembles a corpse.

A man who bleeds through hands and eyes, a girl who has a donkeys thighs
We present performers with medical conditions or miraculous abilities, such as a man who bleeds through his hands and eyes and a girl with legs resembling those of a donkey.

This Freakshow is the best in town this Freakshow is the worst around.
Our circus is simultaneously lauded and maligned by audiences in town, underscoring our unique and controversial nature.

A man who has no head or arms, a girl a dog sexually charms
We feature individuals with physical disabilities or sexual proclivities, like the man with neither head nor arms and the woman who sexually attracts dogs.

They're animal eroticists, the sailors leer at them half pissed
Our show features performers who engage in sexual activities with animals, and this particularly titillates and offends sailors who come to watch our performances.

A fire eater burns his throat, a jealous lover at him gloats
Our circus involves dangerous and deadly stunts, like the fire eater who may sustain injury, and spectators become jealous of his success and glory.

A contortionist tells a joke while a gorilla him does poke
We showcase performers with exceptional physical abilities, like a contortionist who entertains even while being poked by a gorilla.

A girl who bites off chickens heads, they run around until they are dead
Our show incorporates acts of gruesome and explicit violence, like the girl who bites the heads off chickens and allows them to run around until they die.