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2024 Broadway
Water for Elephants the Musical - The Lion Has Got No Teeth Lyrics
The song is written by PigPen Theatre Co.
AUGUST:
Jacob, my boy
Please don't look so annoyed
It's a trick
Here's a bucket if you need to be sick
You see nothing 'round here's
Ever quite what it appears
If it was then I wouldn't have a business
Jacob, you seem
Like a bright young lad
Yes it's true you've been duped
But you shouldn't feel bad
You're in good company
It's not easy to see
The illusions that make up the circus
You see,
The people they come to the circus
To see miracles performed
To see heaven and hell on Earth
And so to that purpose
We give 'em angels and dеmons
And everything in between 'еm
Oh but we who are made
Of the same stuff as they
How can we give 'em what they came for?
ENSEMBLE:
Lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
And for the people who can pay more
ENSEMBLE:
Lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
You can say that it's amoral
But our pride's in our
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
ALL:
No nothing is quite what it seems
Lies, lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
That the lion has got no teeth
(spoken)
It's all make believe, sonny
Just like we're gonna make believe
That you are a doctor of veterinary science
(singing)
What they see, sense, and smell
It's impossible to tell
Between the bullshit and baloney
ENSEMBLE:
Lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
A fake to shake the phoney
ENSEMBLE:
Lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
The authentic testimony
[?]
To our lies
Lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
ALL:
No nothing is quite what it seems
Lies, lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
That the lion has got no teeth
JACOB:
It's not that I'm not impressed
By this lesson in deception
But the acts I like the best
Don't depend on misdirection
Where is the lie
When they're flying overhead?
When they're dancing on a thread?
When she's riding?
You can't live off lies
AUGUST:
I think you would be surprised
I mean, have you seen our hippopotamus?
ENSEMBLE:
The lion has got no teeth
AUGUST:
All the rubes think
That she's marvelous
ENSEMBLE:
The lion has got no teeth
AUGUST:
Been a month now since she died
Swimming in a tank of formaldehyde
Have you seen our Siamese twins?
ENSEMBLE:
The lion has got no teeth
AUGUST:
Mary-Lou and Mary-Lynn
ENSEMBLE:
The lion has got no teeth
AUGUST:
Would the rubes be so elated
If they knew they're not related?
Oh no, you gotta give 'em
ENSEMBLE:
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
And have you met our great ringmaster?
ENSEMBLE:
Lies, lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
Quite as threatening as he's dapper
ENSEMBLE:
Lies, lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
Holds the ring inside his palm
Wields the whip to drive it on
Even he is not absolved
Of the carnival's cardinal fraud
At the end of the day
When the crowds have gone away
I'm just one among the many fighting
To feed my growing family
Oh but we who are made
Of the same stuff as they
How do we keep 'em on the payroll?
ENSEMBLE:
Lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
How do we put food on the table?
ENSEMBLE:
Lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
Nothing sweetens the taste of that meat
Like a chaser of
ALL:
Lies, lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
They say that it's amoral
But our pride's in our
ALL:
Lies, lies, lies, lies
AUGUST:
Our lies
Yes, our lies
Oh oh, our lies
Yes our lies are our pride
And our prides in our lies
And the lions in our pride
Have got no teeth!
Review: Water for Elephants the Musical Lyrics
Water for Elephants the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
Anywhere/Another Train
Easy
The Lion Has Got No Teeth
I Choose the Ride
Ode to an Elephant
I Shouldn't Be Surprised
Silver Stars
The Grand Spec
Zostań
You've Got Nothing, Pt. 1
You've Got Nothing, Pt. 2
What Do You Do?
Wild
The Road Don't Make You Young
Go Home
I Choose the Ride (Reprise)
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