the clown.

everybody gather 'round,
the circus has come to town.
come gain a smile, lose your frown.
get ready, for here comes the clown.

like a puppet on a string
he'll walk and strut, about he'll dance
of course, of course, he'll even sing,
won't you just give him the chance?

then, there's all those lovable, laughable jokes
they'll simply set your heart a-gleam
he tells them just for you there, folks,
why aren't they simply a scream?

he's the main event
he's the man on the flying trapeze
and for just a few cents
he'll do it all with ease.

but behind the paint, there stays the man
he's up on the trapeze
too scared to come down,
to touch the ground.

so he keeps on his makeup
he stays on the trapeze
he'll never come down.
he is the clown.