Be a Clown (From Film: The Pirate)

Be a clown

Be a clown

All the world loves a clown

Show 'em tricks, tell 'em jokes

And you'll only stop with top folks

Dress in huge baggy pants

And you'll ride the road to romance

A butcher or a baker ladies never embrace

A barber for a beau would be a social disgrace

They all'll 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

Be a crazy buffoon

And the 'demoiselles'll all swoon

Be a crack jackanapes

And they'll imitate you like apes

Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears

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

Be the poor silly ass

And you'll always travel first class

Give 'em quips, give 'em fun

And they'll pay to say you're A-1

If you become a farmer you've the weather to buck

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!