:00:02
Act the fool, play the calf
:00:05
And you'll always have the last laugh
:00:09
Wear the cap and the bells
:00:12
And you'll rate with all the great swells
:00:15
If you become a doctor,
folks'll face you with dread
:00:19
And if you become a dentist,
they'll be glad when you're dead
:00:22
You'll get a bigger hand
if you can stand on your head
:00:25
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown
:00:28
- Be a clown
- Be a clown
:00:32
- All the world
- Loves a clown
:00:35
- Show 'em tricks
- Tell 'em jokes
:00:38
And you'll only stop with top folks
:00:42
Be a crack jackanapes
:00:45
And they'll imitate you like apes
:00:48
Why be a great composer
with your rent in arrears?
:00:52
Why be a major poet
and you'll owe it for years
:00:55
When crowds will pay to giggle
if you wiggle your ears?
:00:58
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown
:01:07
Be a clown, be a clown
:01:10
All the world loves a clown
:01:13
If you just make them roar
:01:16
Watch your mountebank account soar
:01:20
Wear a painted mustache
:01:23
And you're sure to make a big splash
:01:26
A college education I should never propose
:01:30
A bachelor's degree
won't even keep you in clothes
:01:33
But millions you will win
if you can spin on your nose
:01:36
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown
:01:48
- Give 'em quips
- Give 'em quips
:01:50
- Give 'em fun
- Give 'em fun
:01:51
And they'll pay to say you're A-one
:01:54
If you become a farmer,
you've the weather to buck
:01:58
If you become a gambler,
you'll be stuck with your luck