Sharon

I was at this carnival, just a few years ago

No big deal, Ferris wheel, the same ol' stuff you know

And I wandered around the grounds until I found this little tent

Man outside made a speech, and this is how it went

"She walks, she talks, she crawls on her belly like a reptile"

It was the same ol' line, except for one part

He said, "It don't cost no money, you gotta pay with your heart"

(Oh, Sharon) what do you do to these men?

You know the same rowdy crowd that was here last night is back again

Well, I went inside, I looked around for a seat

The lights went low, and the drums played a beat

Then this girl come out dressed in a scarf and a sneeze

She did a little dance that made me weak in the knees

She danced just like her back had no bone

While the band played, a tune they called the "Main street moan"

She went-

And then she went-

She went-

And then she did a-

She smiled a smile, the whole world to see

And she turned her, and she looked straight at me

I must've jumped at least six feet in the air

And when I come down, that girl wasn't there

Oh, Sharon, what do you do to these men?

You know the same rowdy crowd that was here last night is back again

Then out come this dude with curly, red hair

He had a big bushy beard, and he was built like a bear

He said, "You stop your shouting, there's no more to the show

If you wanna breathe right, y'all better go"

I didn't hang around, I headed straight for the door

But on my way out, I heard that big bear roar

(Oh, Sharon) what do you do to these men?

You know the same rowdy crowd that was here last night is back again

Well, every time that show played, I was right there

I stayed out off reach of that mean, red bear

And it was just like the man said in his speech at the start

When that carnie left town, it took a piece of my heart

And I still get a funny feeling deep down in my bone

Every time I hear a band play that "Main street moan"