[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Piano, Deep Sub-Bass Synth, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Saxophone, Drums, Electric Guitar, Percussion]
[Intro]
Step right up!
(Come on in!)
Place your bets!
(You can’t win!)
The rules are changing…
(The fix is in!)
Round and round…
(Here we go again!)
[Verse 1]
Welcome to the big parade
Where the deals are secretly made
Smoke and mirrors, sleight of hand
Who’s in charge? The rubber band!
[Chorus]
Rigged rigmarole
(It’s a free for all)
Anything goes
(Slaps and blows)
The role…
(… of the bunghole)
Rigged rigmarole
[Verse 2]
Spin the story, stir the pot
Tell them what they want a lot
Make a promise, break it twice
Sell the wreckage as a paradise
[Chorus]
Rigged rigmarole
(It’s a free for all)
Anything goes
(Slaps and blows)
The role…
(… of the bunghole)
Rigged rigmarole
[Bridge]
Is it a contest?
(Or a con?)
Is it a principle?
(Or just a pawn?)
Is it a circus?
(Who’s the clown?)
Who’s pulling strings…
(While the house burns down?)
[Instrumental]
Round and round!
(Spin the wheel!)
What’s the truth?
(What’s the deal?)
Round and round!
(Watch it fall!)
Rigged rigmarole…
(Free for all!)
The rigmarole is the distraction.
The rules are the real attraction.
[Final Chorus]
Rigged rigmarole
(It’s a free for all)
Anything goes
(Slaps and blows)
The role…
(… of the bunghole)
Rigged rigmarole
[Outro]
Rigged rigmarole
(Spin it some more)
Who’s keeping score?
(Who’s the whore?)
Round and round…
(Here we go…)
Rules for them…
(Didn’t you know?)
One more spin…
(One more lie…)
Rigged rigmarole…
(Until we ask why!)
From the album “Social Truth“