The party's over now
So draw the curtains down
Your secret is safe to keep
Unzip your velvet gown

And let your hair hang loose
Kick off your satin shoes
Throw back the eiderdown
Farewell to Friday's clown

The circus is leaving town
Oh Ruby, roll your stockings down
The circus is leaving town
Oh Ruby, dry your eyes

Fix-up something to eat
still waters still run deep
The dogs are barking now
Get back out on the street

The circus is leaving town

Oh Ruby, roll your stockings down
The circus is leaving town
So Ruby, dry your eyes

The party's over now
Stop howling at the moon
You need a different beat
You need a different tune

Remember that old song
We had when we were young?
When life was an empty page
The world would write upon

Do you recall the meadow grass?
We'd sit and watch the hours pass
And you were such a good girl then
Oh Ruby, dry your eyes

The circus is leaving town
Oh Ruby, roll your stocking's down
The circus is leaving town
So, Ruby dry your eyes

You're searching when you walk
You're searching when you talk
You could make me believe
The sun sets in the east
The sun sets in the east
The sun sets in the east