Clockwork Vaudeville

Clockwork Vaudeville is the second track on Album One, written by David Michael Bennett.

Lyrics
When I was a young boy I went down to the county fair

Brought myself a nickel, bought a pickle, had change to spare

Thought I'd spend a cent or two to see what the robots could do

There were wires all around

Electrical sounds

Steam from their exhausts

Gears and coils all criss-crossed (Ah, ah, ah ha ha, Eay!)

Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville

Everybody wants to see the show

People crowd the door and scream and shout for more

While music and song fill the air

Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)

Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)

There were four metal people dressed oh so sharply

They sung and danced a catchy tune with automaton robotic ease

Their guitar strings hummed to the beat kept by their tambourine

Boilers making steam (ah ha ha ha ha)

Metal gleaming (ah ha ha ha ha)

Songs with a good tune (ah ha ha ha ha)

That would stick with you all through the afternoon (Ooo, ooo, ooo who who)

Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville

Everybody wants to see the show

People clap and stop their feet and join in with the robot beat

While music and song fill the air

Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)

Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)

A man came up to me after the show, after the show

(He had a moustache)

And asked me if I'd like to meet the robots up close, the robots up close

(Not programmed to bite)

Well they greeted me and one shook my hand, one shook my hand

(Absolutely cool)

And asked me if I'd like to join his robot band, I said oh yeah

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-ah-ah

Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville

Everybody wants to see the show

People crowd the door and scream and shout for more

While music and song fill the air

Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)

Clockwork vaudeville (Clockwork vaudeville)

When I was a young boy I went down to the county fair...

Trivia
David Michael Bennett played mandolin for Clockwork Vaudeville’s album recording.

Links
Steam Powered Giraffe - Clockwork Vaudeville (Audio) [2011 Release Version ] on YouTube