Ringling, Ringling

by Jimmy Buffett

40 Views May 03, 2026

Lyrics

Ringling, Ringling

Slippin' away

Only forty people, livin' there today

Streets are dusty and the bank has been torn down

It's a dyin' little town

Church windows broken

That place ain't been used in years

Jail don't have a sheriff or a cell

And electric trains they run by maybe once or twice a month

Easin' it on down to Musselshell

Ringling, Ringling

Slippin' away

Only forty people livin' there today

`Cause the streets are dusty and the bank had been torn down

It's a dyin' little town

And across from the bar there's a pile of beer cans

Been there twenty-seven years

Imagine all the heart aches and tears

In twenty-seven years of beer

So we hopped back in the rental car

and we hit the cruise control

Pretty soon the town was out of sight

Tho we left behind a fat barmaid, a cowboy and a dog

Racin' for a Ringling Friday night

Ringling, Ringling

Your just slippin' away

I wonder how many people will be there a year from today

`Cause the streets are dusty and the bank has been torn down

It's a dyin' little town

It's a dyin' little town