Act the fool, play the calf, and you'll always have the last laugh Wear the cap and the bells and you'll rate all the great swells If you become a doctor, folks'll face you with dread If you become a dentist, they'll be glad when you're dead You get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head 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'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 Be the poor silly a** and you'll always travel first cla** Give 'em quips, give 'em fun and they'll pay to say you're A-one If you become a farmer, you've the weather to buck If become a gambler you'll be struck with your luck But jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown