I am a clown (video)

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See the funny little clown, see the puppet on a string,

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wind him up, he’ll sing, give him candy and he’ll dance,

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but be certain not to feel that his funny face is real.

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Step right up and see him, folks, couldn’t you die at all his jokes,

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couldn’t you cry at all the tricks he’ll come up with in a fix.

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But be certain not to stray cause he’ll steal your heart away.

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1. I am a clown, I am a clown, clown,

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you’ll always see me smile, you’ll never see me frown.

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Sometimes my scenes are good, sometimes they’re bad,

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not funny, ha, ha, funny sad.

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2. I am a clown, look at the clown, clown,

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always a laughing face whenever you’re around.

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Always the same routine, I’ll never change,

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not funny, ho, ho, funny strange.

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Sometimes I think the world is a circus town,

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sometimes I feel like a lonely inside show.

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Man on the flying trapeze, he ain’t never coming down,

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he knows what I know, if you look inside,

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if I didn’t hide, you might decide you don’t want me.

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3. I am a clown, that’s why I am a clown, clown,

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just like the fool on the hill, beggin’ to come down.

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I want to live again, oh, I want to feel,

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tell me you love me, make me real,

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tell me you love me, make me real,

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tell me you love me, make me real.

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See the funny little clown, see the puppet on a string,

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wind him up and he will sing, give him candy, he will dance,

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but be certain not to feel if his funny face is real.

(David Cassidy)