Clown Clown

jeseppi ©7/22/94


everybody loves a clown
colors so bright
filled with daylight
there is no tellin
what’s wrong or what’s right
when you’re laughin it don’t matter

everybody likes a clown
goofy and gay
just loves to play
what she’s sellin’
i’m buyin tonight
though later i’m the sadder

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

everybody sees a clown
puttin on faces
no creed, sex or races
he’s only tellin
the truth you can’t hide
when your life sarted getting badder

everybody plays the clown
scraggly hairs
putting on airs
while she’s shellin
out the dough
she feels fadder


clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

everybody knows a clown
the outside in grease
the inside a beast
you must control him
or put him to flight
before the ones you love scatter

everybody toasts a clown
when he’s powedered his nose
right down to his toes
he’s twelve steps away
from holdin’ his day together

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

everybody seeks a clown
reelin in lust
licking the dust
it’ll take you to hell in
infections of the bladder

everybody craves the clown
generous and kind
with a stable caring mind
dial the number pay your dollar
you can be the next batter

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

everybody hates the clown
talkin about christ
when your pullin you heist
that’s no time for repenting
while you’re climbin your ladder

everybody fears the clown
will judge or criticize you
when you’re steeped in all the lies you
have sown to the air
that the wind will scatter

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool

everybody loves a clown
when his face gets crunchy
and his smile is lookin funchie
when you ask for extra crispy
his head is in your platter


everybody loves a clown
who can take you far away
from painful pulses in the bay
of the lake in your heart
bound to make you gladder

clown clown clownin’ around
dance about sing and shout
upon the ground
clown clown laughin at me
the mirror says look at the fool