| You break windows when you get mad | 
| You go nowhere with Jack the Lad | 
| You give Verbal to your old man | 
| Actin' like a clown, don’t you let me down | 
| You go runnin' when it’s your round | 
| You ain’t funny, a clown’s a clown | 
| An' you won’t kick me, no, when I’m down | 
| Actin' like a clown, don’t you let me down | 
| (Fools go crazy) … I know that I … | 
| (I will, maybe) … An' I don’t know why … | 
| (Fools go crazy) … Actin' like a clown | 
| Don’t you let me down | 
| Your face don’t fit, you’re outta place | 
| We’re all washed-up in the Rat Race | 
| You’re all spaced-out, you’re outta space | 
| Actin' like a clown, don’t you let me down | 
| (Fools go crazy) … I know that I … | 
| (I will, maybe) … An' I don’t know why … | 
| (Fools go crazy) … Actin' like a clown | 
| Don’t you let me down | 
| I know that I … An' I don’t know why | 
| You break windows when you get mad | 
| You give earache when things go bad | 
| Don’t give heartache to your old man | 
| Actin' like a clown, don’t you let me down | 
| (Fools go crazy) … I know that I … | 
| (I will, maybe) … An' I don’t know why … | 
| (Fools go crazy) … Actin' like a clown | 
| Don’t you let me down | 
| (Fools go crazy) … I know that I … | 
| (I will, maybe) … An' I don’t know why … | 
| (Fools go crazy) … Actin' like a clown | 
| I said don’t you let me down | 
| No, no, no, no … Oh, I don’t know why | 
| I’m actin' like a clown | 
| I said don’t you let me down … ooh |