if you pay my drink the joke's on me
go ahead, this laugh's for free
in these dark times of misery
I've chosen what I want to be

if you're feeling lonely I'll be there
I'll dance for you like Fred Astaire
behind this painted smile there may be rage
but you'll never see me on the rampage girl

a clown don't have to stand up
in the service of no king
a clown just has to bounce up
when it's time to laugh and sing

if you're left out of games and fun
I'll cheer you up, it's so easily done
I'm a one-night stand, so I can't be true
I may live a lie, but I'm glad to do

a clown don't have to stand up
in the service of no king
a clown just has to bounce up
when it's time to laugh and sing

in the service of no king we roam from town to town
it's not love but it's us who make the world go round and round
round and round

a clown don't have to stand up
in the service of no king
a clown just has to bounce up
when it's time to laugh and sing

a clown don't have to stand up
in the service of no king
a clown just has to bounce up
when it's time to laugh and sing



(c) Wim De Ridder - Paul Van Bruystegem - Pip Vreede - J. P. Pernet - Wim Aerts