Billy Millers Circus-Show

At BillyMiller's Circus-Show--

In their old stable where it's at--

The boys pays twenty pins to go,

An' gits their money's-worth at that!--

'Cause Billy he can climb an' chalk

His stockin'-feet an' purt'-nigh walk

A tight-rope--yes, an' ef he fall

He'll ketch, an' "skin a cat"--'at's all!

Heain't afeard to swing an' hang

1st by his legs!--an' mayby stop

An' yell "look out!" an' nen--k-spang

He'll let loose, upside-down, an' drop

Wite on his hands! An' nen he'll do

"Contortion-acts"--ist limber through

As "Injarubber Mens" 'at goes

With shore-fer-certain circus-shows!

He'sgot a circus-ring--an' they's

A dressin'-room,--so's he can go

An' dress an' paint up when he plays

He's somepin' else;--'cause sometimes he's

"Ringmaster"--bossin' like he please--

An' sometimes "Ephalunt"--er "Bare-

Back Rider," prancin out o' there!

An'sometimes--an' the best of all!--

He's "The Old Clown," an' got on clo'es

All stripud,--an' white hat, all tall

An' peakud--like in shore-'nuff shows,--

An' got three-cornered red-marks, too,

On his white cheeks--ist like they do!--

An' you'd ist die, the way he sings

An' dances an' says funny things!