Down at the county fair, where the crowd's alive
Hot dog eatin' contest, seein' who'll survive
Bite by bite, they chow them down
Smiles turn to frowns, oh what a showdown
Billy Joe took the prize, ate 'em one by one
But when he hit the last, the trouble had begun
The crowd went wild, cheering for their star
But the color drained from Billy Joe, it went too far
He grasped his belly, face turned pale
And then it hit him hard, like a hammer and a nail
[Chorus]
Billy Joe lost the fight, and that wasn't all
One by one, they followed, it was quite a sight
The air was filled with laughter, turned into a groan
When Billy Joe lost it, the chain reaction shown
One by one, folks turned green and fell down low
The fair turned to chaos, like a domino
Hot dogs flying through the sky, a messy scene
People grasping bellies, running out to find latrines
[Verse 2]
The Ferris wheel kept spinning, oblivious to the spree
But on the ground, it was a sight you had to see
Families holding children, eyes wide as moon
Navigating through the chaos, a hot dog typhoon
Old man Jenkins laughed, until he couldn't stand
Started wobbling like a boat, oh the wonderland
The band played on, but the tune went sour
Midway's scent changed in just an hour
Old men and young ones, all caught in the fray
With hot dogs coming back in a most dreadful way
[Chorus]
Billy Joe lost the fight, and that wasn't all
One by one, they followed, it was quite a sight
The bull-riders, they watched with concern in their eyes
As more folks joined the upheaval, to their great surprise
The merry-go-round spun, but no one's in the mood
With the carnival ground lookin' like a food feud
Lemonade and cotton candy mixed in the mess
As folks stumbled and fumbled, in their distress