That Damned Band - Jack (the Boy with the Smile that Leers as it Mocks)

The circus folk are here, they're down in the square
They've got a strange fellow that you can see there
For 10 cents, you too can see the boy with the smile
That leers as it mocks

Jack

There is a creature waiting patiently below
Laying in darkness for the start of the show
Patiently waiting, in a costume so fair
He wears no mask but a face painted there

And coiled to spring like a cat through the night
This creature's unknowable visage alights
In the mind's eye - will you startle in fright?
Or do you think some infernal delight... awaits?
Jack

A-quiver and nervous, your hand reaches out
Grasping the crank, and tuning it about
You know the cue as the melody plays
And what you see there will truly amaze

When you see Jack

And NOW, Jack springs out the box
With the smile that leers as it mocks
Honestly, he doesn't think much of you
Though he's little he thinks little of you
But he knows just what to do

To give you a thrill

Written by:
Dylan McNeill

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