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The Blue Parade
Elephants, elephants
Lead the long parade
While women and men
Form the masquerade
The troops march in
On four-four time
Within the Blue Parade
A circus on the streets
Complete with painted pachyderms
And incredible feats
Come along children!
It’s about to begin!
From Boston to Philadelphia
People will line up in memorabilia
Waiting for the Blue Parade
And Purple Masquerade
To make their way
Through the archway
And so it begins
First come the pachyderms
A beautiful sight from Himalayas
An arrowhead of three
An incredible sight to see
Atop the first a juggler
Juggling flaming rings
While his elephant sings
And the two who bring up the rear
Certainly have no fear
They walk on two legs
Led on a leash
By a jester balancing a gilded egg
Next comes the band
Led by a drag queen
Whose name is Bertrand
In an elegant dress lilac
With a plunging back
The band is in blue
A sparkling aquamarine
Playing music to set the scene
Thundering trombones
And triumphant trumpets
Clever clarinets
And bouldering bassoons
Sexy saxophones
And finally rhythms and snares
Met by incredible fanfares
Third is the troops
They pace with power
Under a confetti shower
They hold rifle in one hand
And a gleaming bugle in the other
General Murphy fronts his men
Like chicks and the mother hen
Atop his head is a green beret
And on his chin a flaming red beard
He marches ahead with no delay
Bordered by troops in green
Worthy of the English queen
The children follow
Dressed in brown uniform
The leaders of tomorrow
Maroon neckerchief
Pinned with a gold leaf
Distinguishes them
From the other children
They’re hard workers
They’ve built the first float
Adorned with patriotic pleating
They wave at the onlookers
A friendly greeting
And toss treats to the toddlers
Finally we find the world parade
A precession of floats
To showcase fascinating cultures
From around the world
Britain follows the scouts
A courageous caravel
Flying the Union Jack
And then we find France
It towers above the rest
And puts physics to the test
An Eiffel Tower on wheels
Awes the spectators
And it moves slowly on
To make way for Lebanon
They hand out rosary
And make their way
For Ecuador
To take the floor
And Italy must wait
For the passing of Kuwait
And Japan and Russia
Are followed by Ethiopia
But screams of glee
Means children can see
The next group
Of the moving party
Monkeys, monkeys
Lead the regal Masquerade
Up ahead the parade will fade
In the distance
For the Purple Masquerade
The revelers flood the street
With gilded masks
And half-full flasks
Suits of violet
And dresses indigo
Tell who is in the know
And who needs to go
Sweet Rosé
and bubbly Champagne
Let you forget your pain
And the need to be vain
For in the Purple Masquerade
You get to trade
Bracelets of jade
For a date with a man self-made
Or a humble maid
The party lasts into night
Without a single fight
But a little too much wine
Has brought McArthur’s wife
And mistress together
In a fit of fury the flash of a knife
Is brought against another
And so at dawn the midnight ravers
Turn in their masks
Their beads, their flasks
And so ends the Blue Parade
And the Purple Masquerade
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