Ha! Ha! Said The Clown

Album: Mighty Garvey! (1967)
Charted: 4
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  • Ha! Ha! Said the clown, has the king lost his crown
    Is the night being tight on romance
    Ha! Ha! Said the clown, is it bringing you down
    That you've lost your chance

    Feeling low, gotta go, see a show in town
    Hear the jokes, have a smoke, and a laugh at the clown
    In a whirl, see a girl with a smile in her eyes
    Never thought I'd be brought right down by her lies

    In a trance, watch her dance to the beat of the drums
    Faster now, sweating brow, I'm all the fingers and thumbs
    Wonder why I hit the sky when she blows me a kiss
    In a while, run a mile, I'm regretting all this

    Ha! Ha! Said the clown, has the king lost his crown
    Is the night being tight on romance
    Ha! Ha! Said the clown, is it bringing you down
    That you've lost your chance

    Time to go, close the show, wave the people goodbye
    Grab my coat, grab my hat, look that girl in the eye
    Where's your home, what's your phone number, stop fooling 'round
    Could have died, she replied, "I'm the wife of the clown"

    Ha! Ha! Said the clown, has the king lost his crown
    Is the night being tight on romance
    Ha! Ha! Said the clown, is it bringing you down
    That you've lost your chance

    Ha! Ha! Said the clown, has the king lost his crown
    Is the night being tight on romance
    Ha! Ha! Said the clown, is it bringing you down
    Publisher: SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC. , Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 4

  • Ed from The NetherlandsDoes anyone know where the sound right before the chorus comes from? It sounds like an engine, but as we can see in the clip, Manfred seems to play this part on his keyboard. Is it from a sound effects LP or maybe is the guitar player using a bottle Beck?
  • Joseph from Grand Forks, NdThis was also done by the Yardbirds a couple of months after Manfred Mann. Great song.
  • Nady from Adelaide, AustraliaI have an irrational fear of clowns...my dad alwys plays this song
  • Teresa from Mechelen, BelgiumA very good song with a good beat.
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