Sam Hookey + 

I ran away from home with the circus, + 

Having fallen in love with Mademoiselle Estralada, + 

The lion tamer. + 

One time, having starved the lions + 

For more than a day, + 

I entered the cage and began to beat Brutus + 

And Leo and Gypsy. + 

Whereupon Brutus sprang upon me, + 

And killed me. + 

On entering these regions + 

I met a shadow who cursed me, + 

And said it served me right⁠ ⁠… + 

It was Robespierre! + 