[Silence]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Piano, Deep Sub-Bass Synth, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Saxophone, Drums, Electric Guitar, Percussion]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nStep right up!
\n(Come on in!)
\nPlace your bets!
\n(You can’t win!)<\/p>\n
The rules are changing\u2026
\n(The fix is in!)
\nRound and round\u2026
\n(Here we go again!)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nWelcome to the big parade
\nWhere the deals are secretly made
\nSmoke and mirrors, sleight of hand
\nWho’s in charge? The rubber band!<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nRigged rigmarole
\n(It’s a free for all)
\nAnything goes
\n(Slaps and blows)<\/p>\n
The role…
\n(… of the bunghole)
\nRigged rigmarole<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nSpin the story, stir the pot
\nTell them what they want a lot
\nMake a promise, break it twice
\nSell the wreckage as a paradise<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nRigged rigmarole
\n(It’s a free for all)
\nAnything goes
\n(Slaps and blows)<\/p>\n
The role…
\n(… of the bunghole)
\nRigged rigmarole<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nIs it a contest?
\n(Or a con?)
\nIs it a principle?
\n(Or just a pawn?)<\/p>\n
Is it a circus?
\n(Who’s the clown?)
\nWho’s pulling strings\u2026
\n(While the house burns down?)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]<\/p>\n
Round and round!
\n(Spin the wheel!)
\nWhat’s the truth?
\n(What’s the deal?)<\/p>\n
Round and round!
\n(Watch it fall!)
\nRigged rigmarole\u2026
\n(Free for all!)<\/p>\n
The rigmarole is the distraction.
\nThe rules are the real attraction.<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nRigged rigmarole
\n(It’s a free for all)
\nAnything goes
\n(Slaps and blows)<\/p>\n
The role…
\n(… of the bunghole)
\nRigged rigmarole<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nRigged rigmarole
\n(Spin it some more)
\nWho’s keeping score?
\n(Who’s the whore?)<\/p>\n
Round and round\u2026
\n(Here we go\u2026)
\nRules for them\u2026
\n(Didn’t you know?)<\/p>\n
One more spin\u2026
\n(One more lie\u2026)
\nRigged rigmarole\u2026
\n(Until we ask why!)<\/p>\n