Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles

Smokey Robinson amp The Miracles - The Tears of a Clown lyrics

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<b>The Tears of a Clown</b> by <i>Smokey Robinson & The Miracles</i><br />See Voice Key below.

Instrumental info featuring bassoon, flute and triangle.

SM: Oh, yeah, yeah-yeah.

Verse 1:

SM: Now, if there's a smi-ile 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.

GM: Doo doo doo-dooo./

SM: /But don't let my glad expression,

GM: Doo doo doo-dooo./

SM: /Give you-hoo the wrong impression.

SM: Really, I'm sad./

GM: /Sad, sad, sad, sad./

SM: /I'm sadder than sad./

GM: /I hurt so bad./

SM: /You're gone and I'm hurtin' so ba-ad./

GM: /I pretend to be glad./

SM: Like a clown I pretend to be gla-ad./

GM: /Sad, sad, sad, sad.

Chorus:

SM: Now there's some/ GM: /Oooo./

SM: /Sad things known to ma-an,/ GM: /Oooo./

SM: /But ain't/ GM: /Oooo./

SM: /Too much sadder than,

The tears of a clo-own,

When there's no one arou-houn'.

Mmm-hmmm.

Oh, yeah, baby.

Verse 2:

SM: Now, if I appe-ear to be carefree,

It's only to camouflage my sadness.

In order to shield my pride I tr-eye,

To cover this hurt with a show of gladness.

GM: Doo doo doo-dooo./

SM: /But don't let my show convince you,

GM: Doo doo doo-dooo./

SM: /A-that I've been happy since you

SM: Decided to go-oh-ohh./

GM: /Why did you go?/

SM: /Oh, I need you so,/

GM: /I need you so./

SM: /I'm hurt and I want you to kno-ow,/

GM: /Want you to know./

GM: /It's just a show.

SM: Hoo-ooo-ooo-oh-ah.

Chorus:

SM: Now there's some/ GM: /Oooo./

SM: /Sad things known to ma-an,/ GM: /Oooo./

SM: /But ain't/ GM: /Oooo./

SM: /Too much sadder than,

The tears of a clo-own,

When there's no one arou-houn'.

Oh, yeah.

Bridge:

SM: Just like Pagliacci{{1}} did,

GM: The great pretender./

SM: I try to keep my sadness hid./

GM: /Ooo-oo-ooo-ooo./

SM: /Smiling in the public eye,

GM: The great pretender./

SM: /But in my lonely room I cry.

SM: The tears/ GM: /Ooo-ooo-oo-ooo/

SM: /Of a clo-own,

SM: When there's no one arou-houn'.

Oh, yeah, baby.

Outro:

All: Now if there's a SR: smile/ GM: /smiiiiile/

SM: /Upon my face,

GM: Doo-doo doo-doo./

SM: let my glad expression,

GM: Tears of a clown./

SM: /Give you the wrong impression.

GM: Doo-doo doo-doo./

SM: /Don't let this smile I wear,

GM: Tears of a clown./

Fade.

SM: /Make you think that I don't care.

SM: Really I'm sa-a-ad, oh,

GM: Tears of a clown./

SM: /Hurtin' so bad...

VOICE KEY:

Lyrics preceded with SR: denote solo by Smokey Robinson.

Lyrics preceded with GM: denote the group members sing without SR.

Lyrics preceded with All: denote everyone sings.

Lyrics separated by a slash(es) (/) mean the lyrics on opposite

sides of the slash(es) are sung simultaneously or overlap.

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