Once I was happy

But now I ' m forlorn

Like an old coat

That is tattered and torn

Left in this wide world

To weep and to mourn

Betrayed by a maid in her teens

Now this girl that I loved

She was handsome

And I tried all I knew

Her to please

But I never could please her

One quarter so well

As the man on the flying trapeze

Oh he floats through the air

With the greatest of ease

That daring young man

On the flying trapeze

His movements are graceful

All girls he does please

And my love he has taken away

All girls he does please

And my love he has taken away