Be A Clown

BE A CLOWN
By: Cole Porter
Judy Garland, Gene Kelly
Key: C

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I'll re-mem-ber for-ev-er,
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When I was but three,
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Ma-ma, who was clev-er,
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Re-mark-ing to me;
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If, son, when you're grown up,
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You want ev-'ry-thing nice,
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I've got your fu-ture sewn up
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If you take this ad-vice:

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Be a clown, be a clown,
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All the world loves a clown.
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Act the fool, play the calf,
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And you'll al-ways have the last laugh.
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Wear the cap and the bells
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And you'll rate with all the great swells
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If you be-come a doc-tor, 
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Folks-'ll face you with dread,
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If you be-come a den-tist, 
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they'll be glad when you're dead,
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You'll get a big-ger hand 
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if you can stand on your head,
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Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown



Be a clown, be a clown,
All the world loves a clown.
Be a crazy buffoon
And the demoiselles'll all swoon.
Dress in huge, baggy pants
And you'll ride the road to romance.
A butcher or a baker, ladies never embrace,
A barber for a beau would be a social disgrace,
They all'll come to call 
if you can fall on your face,
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.

Be a clown, be a clown,
All the world loves a clown.
Show 'em tricks, tell 'em jokes
And you'll only stop with top folks.
Be a crack jackanapes
And they'll imitate you like apes.
Why be a great composer with your 
rent in arrears,
Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years?
When crowds'll pay to giggle 
if you wiggle your ears?
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.

Be a clown, be a clown,
All the world loves a clown.
If you just make 'em roar
Watch your mountebank account soar.
Wear a painted mustache
And you're sure to make a big splash.
A college education I should never propose,
A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es,
But millions you will win if you can 
spin on your nose.
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.

Be a clown, be a clown,
All the world loves a clown.
Be a poor silly ass
And you'll always travel first-class,
Give 'em quips, give 'em fun,
And they'll pay to say you're A-1.
If you become a farmer, 
you've the weather to buck,
If you become a gambler, 
you'll be stuck with your luck,
But jack you'll never lack 
if you can quack like a duck
(Quack, quack, quack, quack)
Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.