I`m An Animal Trainer — текст песни (Chaplin Charlie)

I`m an animal trainer,
A circus entertainer.
I`ve train animals by the score:
Lions, tigers, and wild boar.
I`ve made and lost a fortune in my wild career.
Some say the cause was women, and some say it was beer!
And then I went through bankruptcy and lost my whole menagerie
But I did not despair -- I got a bright idea.
While searching through my underwear a thought occurred to me:
I`m tired of training elephants, so why not train a flea?
Why should I hunt for animals and through the jungle roam
When there`s local talent to be found right here at home?
I found one but I won`t say where
And educated him with care
And taught him all the facts of life
And then he found himself a wife.
I give them board and lodgin`s free
And every night they dine off me.
They don`t eat caviar or cake
But they enjoy a good rump steak
Off my anatomy,
Off my anatomy.
It is an odd sensation
When after meals they take a stroll around the old plantation!
Now, I`m as happy as can be.
I`ve bought them lots of tricks, you see.
And now they`re both supporting me,
They`re both supporting me!
Walk up! Walk up! I`m the greatest show on earth!
Walk up! Walk up! And get your money`s worth!
See Phyllis and Henry, those educated fleas
Cavorting and sporting on the flying trapeze!
So any time you itch, don`t scratch or make a fuss!
You never can tell, you might destroy some budding gen-i-us!
[alternate line:]
You never can tell, you might expel some budding gen-i-us!