Be A Clown 1946 Cole Porter 'The Pirate'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 05 Dec 2003

Be a clown, be a clown,
all the world loves a clown.
Act the fool, play the calf
and you'll always have the last laugh,
Wear the cap and the bells
and you'll rate with all the great swells,
if you become a doctor,
folks'll face you with dread,
if you become a dentist,
they'll be glad when you're dead.
You'll get a bigger hand
if you can stand on your head,
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,
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 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.I.,
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.

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Be A Clown 1946 Cole Porter
from "The Pirate"
by Cole Porter
copyright 1946 (unpub.) by Loew's Inc.
copyright 1948 by Chappell and Co.Inc.  New York
sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 05 December 2003 at 21.25
in association with Doug Grierson
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