Elvira Madigan Theme - Mr. Fox

Elvira was a circus girl who walked the tightrope bravely

She travelled through Europe, and she knew what men were for

He was in the cavalry wore braid upon his tunic;

A handsome bearded horseman who had never been to war

You would say if you met them they were golden eyed children

For the one thing they wanted they gave up health and fame

God help Elvira, and God help her lover

And God help anyone who tries to do the same

He left his wife and children in the regiment behind him

Stripped the braid from his tunic, tossed his buttons on the ground

She left the roaring crowds and the lights of the circus

To go with a deserter and run from town to town

And many’s the time they thought they’d found their safety;

A room to love and shelter from the wind and the rain

But a knock on the door, a face at the window

And many’s the time they were on the move again

You would say if you met them they were golden eyed children

For the one thing they wanted they gave up health and fame

God help Elvira, and God help her lover

And God help anyone who tries to do the same

She sold her last possessions and bought a loaf and butter

He robbed a hen house and they left once more to roam

In the middle of a meadow they both sat down to picnic

When he touched Elvira she was cold as a stone

Elvira knew that the pistol was hidden in the basket

She whispered to her lover, «make it soon, make it soon,»

Elvira chased the butterfly and caught it in her fingers

She fell from the tightrope and the audience went home

You would say if you met them they were golden eyed children

For the one thing they wanted they gave up health and fame

God help Elvira, and God help her lover

And God help anyone who tries to do the same