Hugo The Human Cannonball

Well, they came to town

With their elephants and clowns

On a hit sticky August day

And every telephone pole

Had a poster that told

Of the thrills that were coming our way

There were trapeze fliers

And men that ate fire

And things we never dreamed existed

And the radio and TV

Told us wed be

Fools if we dared to miss it.

Now all three rings

Held wondrous things

Marvels of every invention

But the big long shrouded

Shape in the corner

Increasingly drew our attention

There were bareback riders

Lions and tigers

And clowns in their itty bitty car

But every woman and man

And child in the stand

Had come to see the star

Then a hush fell on the crowd

As the men pulled the shroud

From the muzzle that was 30 feet long

And to screams and cheers

He finally appeared

And flamboyantly bowed to the throng

He wore red sequined tights

That sparkled in the lights

And boots that came 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!

The Human Cannonball

The aim was carefully calculated

The trajectory was precise

The charge was carefully measured

And poured into the loading device

The fuse was trimmed, the lights were dimmed

Hugo slid down the barrel and then

All was ready and Hugos daddy

Counted down from

Ten!

And the drums rolled

Nine

And our blood ran cold

Eight!

The ambulance stood by

Seven!

Several woman crie