Gary Brooker Ghost Train
(Brooker / Fisher / Reid) They're putting up the posters The carnival's in town Performing seals and dancing dogs And gaily painted clowns So ladies take your places And wear your finest clothes Put on your silk and laces Your buttons and your bows Spin the wheel of fortune And lay your money down Let fate be your decider - "faites vos jeux" The carnival's in town When the show is over The empty streets are glistering in the rain It's still the same Riding on a ghost train A feeling stranger than you've ever known You're all alone. They're putting up the posters A wanted man's in town They say he's armed and dangerous And now he's gone to ground He's livin' rough from hand to mouth A lethal burning fuse He know his time is running out There's nothing left to loose So parents find your children And keep them safe indoors He's killed before he'll kill again The next one could be yours. When the show is over The empty streets are glistering in the rain It's still the same Riding on a ghost train A feeling stranger than you've ever known You're all alone.