—The Dixon Brothers
I went down to a circus show one day
I meant to try to pass a little time away
Just about then I heard a feller shout
"Everybody run, cause the lions are out!"
Chorus:
Well I wasn't scared but it seemed like
It was time for me to go.
If I should wait it meant the loss of blood.
I didn't want to lose mine, you know.
There is no lion that a man can trust
I couldn't stand still, it was run or bust
I wasn't scared but it seemed like
It was time for me to go.
The lions kept yelling up a roaring sound
They all were running all over the ground
I never looked back and I didn't see
But I felt a lion when he slapped at me
I kept on running and I didn't slow down
I run right off from that roaring sound
I made a bee-line across the state
I passed a Plymouth and a Ford V-8
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