Human Cannonball

Saw the ad in the paper, said the hell with it all

Took a gig with the circus as the human cannonball

It didn't take long to learn my trade

Very first show, man, I blew the folks away

Now the job's a little risky, but I'm my own boss

I got to tell ya, Jack, it really gets me off

I live in a tent with the world's strongest man

When I met the mother, likely broke my hand

My baby, she's a lady in the high wire act

When I'm feeling tense, she walks on my back

Now the pay's okay, the benefits are great

I get to shoot the bull with the world's smartest ape

Uh-huh

I'm the human cannonball

I'm the human cannonball, y'all

Well, I'm a hotshot, I'm a cool breeze

Underneath the big top, I'm the big cheese

I lay it on the line, let it all hang

When I go, least I know, I'll go with a bang

I reckon I'm living every kid's dream

It's a buzz, it's a gas, it's a real scream

Uh-huh

I'm the human cannonball

I'm the human cannonball, y'all

Yeah

All right folks, just make yourself at home

Have a snow cone and enjoy the show

They put me on the cover of the USA Today

Tell the world what the human cannonball got to say

On the Carson show, they said, "HC

What you do, you got to be right out of your tree"

Well, it's a little risky, but I'm my own boss

I got to tell you, John, it really gets me off

Uh-huh

I'm the human cannonball

I'm the human cannonball, y'all

I'm the human cannonball

I'm the human cannonball, y'all

Yeah

Now blast off

I said, blast off