Attend the tale of Maxwell Roth He sought the footlights like a moth His sense of timing never off until He opted to collaborate With a hooded reprobate The blighter and assassin made A deadly double bill Jokes, jokes, jokes! Make ‘em laugh until they choke Fairly slay ‘em in the aisles Maidens fair and Princes charming Thrills, thrills, thrills! Dashing feats and bloody spills And I guarantee You’ll never see The ending coming The curtain rose, the scene was set They danced a murderous duet And much deserving blood was let Up to The scene wherein they disagreed On who should live and who should bleed And Maxwell Roth he then received A very bad review Jokes, jokes, jokes! And there's daggers and there's cloaks But behind the scenes the leading players Differ on the plot Laugh, laugh, laugh! At the dandy's new red scarf Now eight shows a week to Beelzebub Is his eternal lot! Jokes, jokes, jokes! Make ‘em laugh until they choke Fairly slay ‘em in the aisles Maidens fair and Princes charming Thrills, thrills, thrills! Dashing feats and bloody spills And I guarantee You’ll never see The ending coming