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Friday came and the circus was there, / And Mother said that the twins and I / And Charles and Clarence and all of us / Could go out and see the parade go by.
And there were wagons with pictures on, / And you never could guess what they had inside, / Nobody could guess, for the doors were shut, / And there was a dog that a monkey could ride.
A man on the top of a sort of cart / Was clapping his hands and making a talk. / And the elephant came -- he can step pretty far -- / It made us laugh to see him walk.
Three beautiful ladies came riding by, / And each one had on a golden dress, / And each one had a golden whip. / They were queens of Sheba, I guess.
A big wild man was in a cage, / And he had some snakes going over his feet. / And somebody said "He eats them alive!" / But I didn't see him eat.