Tears of a Clown

Transcript

Fatz: (w/ reverb)

Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to ShowBiz Pizza, where we’re payin’ tribute to the greatest show on Earth. I am your aristocratic announcer Reginald Fattican, the massacre of ceremonies, but you can call me Fatz.

[Fatz Scoffs]

I would like to direct your attention, here to the center ring, where Mitzi will sing us a hit song from folk town- about the sad side of the circus, the sad tears of a clown.

[Song: Tears of a Clown]

Mitzi: (singing)

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

Now if there’s a smile up on my face

It’s only there tryin’ to fool the public

But when it comes down to foolin’ you

Now, honey, that’s quite a different subject

But don’t let my glad expression

Give you the wrong impression

Really I’m sa-ad

All: (singing)

Sad, sad, sad, sad

Mitzi: (singing)

Oh, sadder than sad

All: (singing)

I’m hurt so bad

Mitzi: (singing)

You’re gone, and I’m hurtin’ so bad

All: (singing)

I pretend, to be glad

Mitzi: (singing)

Like a clown, I pretend to be glad

All: (singing)

Sad, sad, sad, sad

Mitzi: (singing)

Now there’s some sad things known to man

But that ain’t too much sadder than

The tears of a clown

When there’s no one around

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

Now if I appear to be carefree

It’s only to camouflage my sadness

In order to shield my pride, I’ve tried

To cover this hurt with a show of gladness

But don’t let my show convince you

That I’ve been happy since you

Decided to go

All: (singing)

Why did you go?

Mitzi: (singing)

Oh, I need you so

All: (singing)

I need you so

Mitzi: (singing)

I’m hurt and I want you to know

All: (singing)

Want you to know

Mitzi: (singing)

But for others I put on a show

All: (singing)

It’s just a show

Mitzi: (singing)

Oo-hoo yea

Now there’s some sad things known to man

But that ain’t too much sadder than

The tears of a clown

When there’s no one around

Just like Pagliacci did

All: (singing)

The great pretender

Mitzi: (singing)

I try to keep my sadness hid

Smiling in the public eye

All: (singing)

A great pretender

Mitzi: (singing)

But in my lonely room, I cry

The tears of a clown

When there’s no one around

Oh yeah, baby

Now if there’s a smile on my face

Don’t let my glad expression

All: (singing)

Tears of a clown

Mitzi: (singing)

Give you the wrong impression

Don’t let this smile I wear

All: (singing)

Tears of a clown

Mitzi: (singing)

Make you think that I don’t care

The tears of a clown