Be A Clown
Composer(s): Cole Porter
First release by: Gene Kelly and The Nicholas Brothers - 1948
Covered by multiple other artists



Act the fool, play the calf, and you'll always have the last laugh
Wear the cap and the bells and you'll rate 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 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'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-one
If you become a farmer, you've the weather to buck
If become a gambler you'll be struck 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