The devil may smile with an angel's face A cat may be stolen of its grace They say it's just a matter of time and place A matter of time and place A man may be less than an animal The antichrist write up the honor roll The tightrope walker take the final fall At his house, in the bathroom, on a holiday, and that's in the news Oh, the things you see Makes ignorance bliss for you and me Yeah, when arrogance does publicity Smiling happily It's a merry-go-round and around and around A merry-go-round and round Merry-go-round and around and around It's a merry-go-round, oh The begging boy becomes the begging man The zealot never saves the sacrificial lamb And a child wants to know if the candy man can The candy man can, the candy man can Everybody wants the fancy car And we've all been told not to run too far But everybody wants to be a rock'n'roll star Rock'n'roll star Oh, the things you see Makes arrogance seem the way to be Yeah, when ignorance spreads conformity Smiling happily