Lyrics Goodbye, Cruel World - James Darren

Goodbye, Cruel World

-Rhino Records R2 71 664
-peak Billboard position # 3 in 1961
NOTE: Calliope sounds were vocals by writer Shayne!
'DRUMS' (Goodbye cruel world)
'CALLIOPE' (Goodbye cruel world)
Oh, goodbye cruel world, I’m off to join the circus
Gonna be a broken-hearted clown
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin' smile
'cause a mean, fickle woman turned my whole world upside down
'CALLIOPE' (Goodbye cruel world)
Farewell to love, I’m off to join the circus
Gotta find a way to hide my tears
Bet I’ll have them rolling in the aisle
And I’ll forget that woman if it takes a hundred years
Oh oh oh, step right up and take a look at a fool
He’s got a heart as stubborn as a mule
C’mon everybody, he’s good for a laugh
And no one could tell his heart is broken in half
Well, the joke’s on me, I’m off to join the circus
Oh, Mr. Barnum, save a place for me Shoot me out of a cannon, I don’t care
Let the people point at me and stare
I’ll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown outta me
'CALLIOPE' (Goodbye cruel world)
'BRIEF'Shoot me out of a cannon, I don’t care
Let the people point at me and stare
I’ll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown outta me
'CALLIOPE'Goodbye cruel world
'CALLIOPE'Goodbye cruel world
FADE