Letras
Well, they came through town with the elephants and clowns
On a hot sticky August day
Every telephone pole had a poster that told
Of the thrills that were coming our way
There were trapeze flyers, a man that ate fire
And things we never dreamed existed
And the radio and TV told us we'd be fools
If we dared to miss it
All three rings held wondrous things
Marvels of every invention
But the shroud-draped shape of the cannon in the corner
Increasingly drew our attention
There were lions and tigers and bareback riders
And the clowns in the little bitty car
But every woman and man and child in the stands
Had come to see the star
Then a hush fell on the crowd as the men pulled the shroud
From the muzzle that was thirty feet long
And to screams and cheers he suddenly appeared
And flamboyantly bowed to the throng
He had red sequined tights that sparkled in the lights
And boots that came up to his knees
And a chromium football helmet
And a cape that flapped in the breeze
And the dazzled crowd shouted out loud
You could hear them one and all
We want Hugo! (Hugo, Hugo, Hugo)
Hugo! (Hugo, Hugo, Hugo)
Hugo, the Human Cannonball
The aim was carefully calculated
The trajectory was precise
The gunpowder charge was measured and poured
Into the loading device
The fuse was trimmed, the lights were dimmed
As Hugo slid down the barrel and then
All was ready and Hugo's daddy counted down from
Ten! And the drums rolled
Nine! And our blood ran cold
Eight! The ambulance stood by
Seven! Several women cried
Six! The spotlight hit the net
Five! No one would ever forget
Four! Eternity passed
Three! Every heart beat fast
Two! And the silence was broken by
"Are you ready Hugo?"
One! And from the bowels of the gun