Heard you walking by my tent the other day
Got up to perch my self upon my little legs
A single glimpse of you could surely make my day
But just then the elephant blocked your shining ray
Never asked to be this way - in the show I'll have to stay
As she was walking away
I don't have much to say
In a while I'll be alright
It's the song of my life
I went to see the fortune teller the other day
Asked her if things would ever go my way
She dealt the cards then turned the other way
Without a word she told me all she had to say
Never asked to be this way - in the carnival I'll stay
Guess tomorrow will bring another day
Perhaps I'll stop and take some time to finally pray
Lord it will be short I have not much to say
But maybe in another town she'll look down my way
As she was walking away
I don't have much to say
In a while I'll be alright
