(With Peter Polycarpou and Chorus)
VERSE
Iâll remember forever,
When I was but three,
Mama, who was clever.
Remarking to meâ¦.
If son when youâre grown up
You want evârything nice
Iâve got your future sewn up
If you take this adviceâ¦
REFRAIN 1
Be a clown, be a clown
All the world loves a clown
Act the fool play the calf
And youâll always have the last laugh
Wear the cap and the bells
And youâll rate with all the best swells
If you become a doctor, folksâll face you with dread
If you become a dentist, theyâll be glad when youâre dead
Youâll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.
REFRAIN 2
Be a clown, be a clown
All the world loves a clown
Be a crazy buffoon
And the demoisellesâll all swoon
Dress in huge baggy pants
And youâll ride the road to romance
A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace
A barber or a beau would be a social disgrace
They allâll come to call if you can fall on your face
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown
REFRAIN 3
Be a clown, be a clown
All the world loves a clown
Show âem tricks tell âem jokes
And youâll only stop with top folks
Be a crack jackanapes
And theyâll imitate you like apes
Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears?
Why be a major poet and youâll owe it for years?
When crowdsâll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown
REFRAIN 4
Be a clown, be a clown
All the world loves a clown
If you just make âem roar
Watch your mountebank soar
Wear a painted moustache
And youâre sure to make a big splash
A college education I should never propose
A bachelorâs degree wonât even keep you in cloâes
But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown
REFRAIN 5
Be a clown, be a clown
All the world loves a clown
Be the poor silly ass
And youâll always travel first class
Give âem quips, give âem fun
And theyâll apy and say youâre A1
If you become a farmer youâve the weather to buck
If you become a gambler youâll be stuck with your luck
But Jack youâll never lack if you can quack like a duck
(Quack, quack, quack, quack)
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.
