The Pirate movie

The Pirate movie - BE A CLOWN lyrics

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Performed by JUDY GARLAND and GENE KELLY<br>

I'll remember forever,<br>

When I was but three,<br>

Mama, who was clever,<br>

Remarking to me;<br>

If, son, when you're grown up,<br>

You want ev'rything nice,<br>

I've got your future sewn up<br>

If you take this advice:<br>

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Be a clown, be a clown,<br>

All the world loves a clown.<br>

Act a fool, play the calf,<br>

And you'll always have the last laugh.<br>

Wear the cap and the bells<br>

And you'll rate with all the great swells<br>

If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread,<br>

If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead,<br>

You'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head,<br>

Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.<br>

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Be a clown, be a clown,<br>

All the world loves a clown.<br>

Be a crazy buffoon<br>

And the demoiselles'll all swoon.<br>

Dress in huge, baggy pants<br>

And you'll ride the road to romance.<br>

A butcher or a baker, ladies never embrace,<br>

A barber for a beau would be a social disgrace,<br>

They all'll come to call if you can fall on your face,<br>

Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.<br>

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Be a clown, be a clown,<br>

All the world loves a clown.<br>

Show 'em tricks, tell 'em jokes<br>

And you'll only stop with top folks.<br>

Be a crack jackanapes<br>

And they'll imitate you like apes.<br>

Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears,<br>

Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years?<br>

When crowds'll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears?<br>

Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.<br>

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Be a clown, be a clown,<br>

All the world loves a clown.<br>

If you just make 'em roar<br>

Watch your mountebank account soar.<br>

Wear a painted mustache<br>

And you're sure to make a big splash.<br>

A college education I should never propose,<br>

A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es,<br>

But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose.<br>

Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.<br>

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Be a clown, be a clown,<br>

All the world loves a clown.<br>

Be a poor silly ass<br>

And you'll always travel first-class,<br>

Give 'em quips, give 'em fun,<br>

And they'll pay to say you're A-1.<br>

If you become a farmer, you've the weather to buck,<br>

If you become a gambler, you'll be stuck with your luck,<br>

But jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck<br>

(Quack, quack, quack, quack)<br>

Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.<br>

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