Be a Clown

Be a clown,

Be a clown!

All the world loves a clown

And you'll always stop with top folks

Dress in huge baggy pants

And you'll ride the road to romance

(G) A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace

(J) A barber for a beau would be a social disgrace

They all will come to call

If you can fall on your face,

Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown!

Be a clown,

Be a clown!

All the world loves a clown

(G) Be the poor, silly ass

(J) And you'll always travel first class!

Give 'em quips,

Give 'em pun,

And they'll pay to say you're A-one

(G) Why be a great composer

With your rent in arrears?

(J) Why be a major poet

And you'll owe it for years?

When crowds'll pay to giggle

If you wiggle your ears!

Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown!

Be a clown,

Be a clown!

All the world loves a clown

(G) Be a crazy buffoon

(J) And the demoiselles will all swoon!

Jackanapes,

And they'll imitate you like apes

(G) If you become a farmer,

You've the weather to buck

(J) If you become a gambler,

You'll be stuck with your luck

But, Jack, you'll never lack

If you can quack like a duck!

Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown!

Be a clown,

Be a clown,

Be a clown!