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I'll tell you the story of Cloony the Clown
Who worked in a circus that came through town
His shoes were too big and his hat was too small
But he just wasn't ,just wasn't funny at all
He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes
he had a green dog and a thousand balloons
He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall
But he just wasn't just wasn't funny at all
And every time he did a trick
Everyone felt a little sick
And every time he told a joke
Folks sighed as if their hearts were broke
And every time he lost a shoe
Everyone looked awfully blue
And every time he stood on his head
Everyone screamed,"Go back to bed!"
And every time he made a leap
Everybody feit asleep
And every time he ate his tie
Everyone began to cry
And Cloony could not make any money
Simply because he was not funny
One day he said,"I'll tell this town
How it feels to be an unfunny clown."
And he told them all why he looked so sad
And he told them all why he felt so bad
He told of Pain and Rain and Cold
He told of Darknessin his soul
And after he finished his tale of woe
Did everyone cry?Oh no,no,no
They laughed until they shook the trees
With "Hah-Hah-Hahs" and "Hee-Hee-Hees"
They laughed with howls and yowls and shrieks
They laughed all day ,they laughed all week
They laughed until they had a fit
They laughed until their jackets split
The laughter spread for miles around
To every city ,every town
Over mountains ,cross the sea
And soon the whole world rang with laughter
Lasting till forever after
While Cloony stood in the circus tent
With his head drooped low and his shoulders bent
And he said "THAT IS NOT WHAT MEANT--
I'M FUNNY JUST BY ACCIDENT ."
And while the world laughed outside
Cloony the Clown sat down and cried.
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