Everybody loves a clown
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1. Everybody loves a clown, so why don’t you ?
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Everybody laughs at the things that I say and
do.
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They all laugh when they see
me coming,
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but you don’t laugh, you just
go home running.
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Everybody loves a clown, so
why can’t you ?
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A clown has feelings too.
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2. I joke around at a party when you are there,
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but you don’t laugh, you don’t look, you just
don’t care.
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If you wondered why this clown
is crying,
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look a little closer, inside
I’m dying.
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It’s not easy, to be in love,
you see,
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when you’re a clown like me.
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3. I don’t know how to say that I love you,
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‘cause you would smile
and say, “Tell a joke or two”.
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Yes, I’m a clown, but I don’t
want to be,
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Why can’t you see the other
side of me?
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Guess I’ll be the guy who
plays the part
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of a clown
with a broken heart.
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Dreaming of your love, and not
knowing where to start.
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Dreaming of your love, and not
knowing where to start.
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Dreaming of your love, and not
knowing where to start.
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Dreaming of your love, and not
knowing where to start ….
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Gary Lewis
and The Playboys)