[inspired by the film Laugh, Clown, Laugh]
She was tied to a stump by the river
I raised her on no one’s behalf
But the man who won her heart in the end
Was the man compelled to laugh
Go see the clown who’ll turn your frown upside down
You don’t understand it one bit
He’s the man who can never make me smile
I am the famous Flik
Laugh, clown, laugh
Even though your heart is breaking
Laugh, clown, laugh
Why don’t you laugh?
If all my dreams were like this,
I would sleep forever
But I am too old, I must relent.
Who did she really treasure?
No longer would death defy the slide
In throes of pain I went
For children I acted well that part
My life was better spent
Laugh, clown, laugh
Even though your heart is breaking
Laugh, clown, laugh
Why don’t you laugh?