[TOMT] A song, that I heard once, *once*, years ago on the CBC. It involved a tightrope walker with an Italian name.

I have never been able to find it again, despite extensive googling. I am 90% sure that at least part of the chorus went "Italian protaganist's name is walking the wire."

Does anyone know this song?

ETA: Kandarian down there figured it out! Props, fellow Internet denizen, this one was pretty obscure!