Lyrics Comedians - The Riverboat Gamblers

Comedians

Wanna hear a joke?
Wanna have a laugh?
I can be the punch line
Laugh at myself, laugh at my past
My past is so transparent
If you bring a rope
I can tie the noose
They call this a sight gag
Watch me twist and shake, watch me go loose
I go loose
In half-filled halls with false applause
Pointing out all my flaws
Comedians, ha ha ha
Comedians, ha ha ha
Prat falls and drunken heckles
Somewhat jaded and beacon crowd
Comedians, ha ha ha
Comedians, ha ha ha
Tragedy can split up
You can’t hold on and you cry
Now there is an open manhole
I fall in and die, fall in and die
And I die
In half-filled halls with false applause
Pointing out all my flaws
Comedians, ha ha ha
Comedians, ha ha ha
Prat falls and drunken heckles
Somewhat jaded and beacon crowd
Comedians, ha ha ha
Comedians, ha ha ha
At the end of the day
It was really only you that wanted to laugh at me
I think I figured out how to make this work
The funnier I get, the more that I get hurt
In these half-filled halls with false applause
Pointing out all my flaws
Comedians, ha ha ha
Comedians, ha ha ha
Prat falls and drunken heckles
Somewhat jaded and beacon crowd
Comedians, ha ha ha
Comedians, ha ha ha
Comedians, ha ha ha
Comedians, ha ha ha