| Everybody loves a circus
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| The whole world loves a clown
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| He’s front page news to children
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| Every time he comes to town
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| The kalliope plays a happy tune
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| As kaleidoscopes of color
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| And children’s laughter fills the room
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| Clown, though your heart may be breaking, don’t you know
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| Just think of Pagliacci, and on with the show
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| Make them laugh, clown
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| Don’t let 'em see your tears
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| Make them laugh, clown
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| Forget about your lonely years
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| And laugh clown
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| It’s hard but keep on trying
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| Make them laugh, clown
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| But don’t let them catch you crying
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| In his hands he holds a letter
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| Slightly frayed and bent with time
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| And you will know his story
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| If you read between the lines
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| On his face there is a shadow
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| Of someone he used to know
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| And the memory of a young girl
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| Begging not to go
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| Clown, though your heart may be breaking, don’t you know
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| Just think of Pagliacci, and on with the show
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| Make them laugh, clown
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| Make them laugh, clown
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| Forget about your lonely years
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| And laugh clown
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| It’s hard but keep on trying
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| Make them laugh, clown
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| Don’t let them catch you crying
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| Laugh clown
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| Laugh clown
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| Laugh clown
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| Laugh clown
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| Hey come on and laugh clown
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| Come on and laugh clown
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| Come on and laugh clown
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| Forget about your lonely years
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| And laugh clown
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| Come on and laugh clown
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| Oh laugh clown
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| I know you’ve seen bad times but it’s
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| Laugh clown
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| It’s no fault of mine
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| I don’t care, I don’t care
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| I done paid my doe
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| I wanna see some show
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| Woah laugh clown
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| Come on and laugh
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| Hey, hey, hey
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| Oh yeah, make me move
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| Make me feel your groove, come on
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| You painted your face
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| You made your heart out of place
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| You say love’s gone away
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| You wanna see her today
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| Hey, laugh clown
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| It’s sad
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| It’s too bad, oh
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| Laugh clown
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| Come on and laugh |