Ellis Paul

Tattoo Lady

I am the canvas

A portrait in madness

I let the needle prick my skin

I am the painting

A story in waiting T

urn on the buzz And let the ink kick in

[CHORUS]

'Cause it show time

I'm the painted lady

The circus freak

It's no crime

To gaze at the spectacle

Of my physique

There is a serpent

Drawn with current

Wrapping around my calf, my thigh

A likeness of Moses

In a sea of roses

Holding his staff up to the sky

"Ladies and Gentlemen,

Boys and girls of all ages!

A spectacle for the eyes!

The Tattoo Lady Will light the fuse Of the Human Cannonball!"

And the lights go down

And there's not a sound

It's just another crowd

It's just another town

There is a gangster

He is a prankster

Holding a pistol And a necklace charm

There is dancer On my shoulder

I can hold her

When I close my arms