Manfred Mann

 Chorus
 Ha ha said the clown
 Has the king lost his crown,
 Is the night being tight on romance
 Ha ha said the clown
 Is it bringing you down,
 That you've lost your chance

 Feeling low, gotta go
 See a show in town
 Hear the jokes, have a smoke,
 and a laugh at the clown
 In a whirl, see a girl
 with a smile in her eyes
 Never thought I'd be brought
 right down by her lies

 Chorus

 In a trance, watch her dance
 to the beat of the drums
 Faster now, sweating brow,
 I'm all the fingers and thumbs
 Wonder why I hit the sky
 When she blows me a kiss
 In a while run a mile
 I'm regretting all this

 Chorus

 Time to go, close the show,
 Wave the people good-bye
 Grab my coat, grab my hat,
 Look that girl in the eye
 Where's your home,
 What's your phone number
 Stop fooling round
 Could have died she replied
 "I'm the wife of the clown"

 Chorus