They Murdered The Clown Songtext
von Graham Parker
They Murdered The Clown Songtext
The ringmaster looked a bit hasty and down
Dying as he watched it get out of town
The lions and the tigers had gnawed at his feet
But the lion tamer′s whip hurt much more than their teeth
The Giovanni sisters performed in a sweat
Someone cut holes in the safety net
The Rizzo Brothers cancelled at the last minute
But no one missed their act, there wasn't much in it
And after the show that night
The clowns had the makeup wiped from their faces
When somebody pulled a knife
And cut off Coco′s bright red braces
They murdered the clown
They wiped that grin right off his face
They murdered the clown
Still the world's not a funnier place
Funnier place
The kids rode the elephant, heavy as lead
I think that he'd much rather sat on their heads
They′re ripping the horn from the rhino tonight
So some fat sheik can fuck all night
Watch out for Coco when he′s had a drink
He'll tickle the children right where they′re pink
You might run away with the circus for fun
But it looks more like somewhere that you'd run from
And after the show that night
The clowns had the makeup wiped from their faces
When somebody pulled a knife
And cut off Bozo′s bright red braces
They murdered the clown
They wiped that grin right off his face
They murdered the clown
Still the world's not a funnier place
You should see the fear on the dancing bear′s faces
Take off their muzzles and check out the view
The gypsy boys seem such colorful characters
You wouldn't want them moving in next to you
After the whole lot has pulled out of town
The ringmaster still looks like he's gonna drown
He pulls out a long knife that bears his initials
And buries it deep before he blows the whistle
She looked at him sideways, she looked at him dark
She pulled out a beer and she started to bark
He told her before not to mess with the staff
But she fell for the clown because she said he made her laugh
And after the show that night
The clowns had the makeup wiped from their faces
When somebody pulled a knife
And cut off one of them′s bright red braces
They murdered the clown
They wiped that grin right off his face
They murdered the clown
Still the world′s not a funnier place
They murdered the clown
They wiped that grin right off his face
They murdered the clown
Still the world's not a funnier place
Funnier place
Dying as he watched it get out of town
The lions and the tigers had gnawed at his feet
But the lion tamer′s whip hurt much more than their teeth
The Giovanni sisters performed in a sweat
Someone cut holes in the safety net
The Rizzo Brothers cancelled at the last minute
But no one missed their act, there wasn't much in it
And after the show that night
The clowns had the makeup wiped from their faces
When somebody pulled a knife
And cut off Coco′s bright red braces
They murdered the clown
They wiped that grin right off his face
They murdered the clown
Still the world's not a funnier place
Funnier place
The kids rode the elephant, heavy as lead
I think that he'd much rather sat on their heads
They′re ripping the horn from the rhino tonight
So some fat sheik can fuck all night
Watch out for Coco when he′s had a drink
He'll tickle the children right where they′re pink
You might run away with the circus for fun
But it looks more like somewhere that you'd run from
And after the show that night
The clowns had the makeup wiped from their faces
When somebody pulled a knife
And cut off Bozo′s bright red braces
They murdered the clown
They wiped that grin right off his face
They murdered the clown
Still the world's not a funnier place
You should see the fear on the dancing bear′s faces
Take off their muzzles and check out the view
The gypsy boys seem such colorful characters
You wouldn't want them moving in next to you
After the whole lot has pulled out of town
The ringmaster still looks like he's gonna drown
He pulls out a long knife that bears his initials
And buries it deep before he blows the whistle
She looked at him sideways, she looked at him dark
She pulled out a beer and she started to bark
He told her before not to mess with the staff
But she fell for the clown because she said he made her laugh
And after the show that night
The clowns had the makeup wiped from their faces
When somebody pulled a knife
And cut off one of them′s bright red braces
They murdered the clown
They wiped that grin right off his face
They murdered the clown
Still the world′s not a funnier place
They murdered the clown
They wiped that grin right off his face
They murdered the clown
Still the world's not a funnier place
Funnier place
Writer(s): Graham Parker, Graham Thomas Parker Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
