Richie Havens - I Started a Joke lyrics

I started a joke which started the whole world crying But I didn't see that the joke was on me oh no I started to cry which started the whole world laughing Oh If I'd only seen that the joke was on me I looked at the skies running my hands over my eyes And I fell out of bed hurting my head from things that I said 'Til I finally died which started the whole world living Oh If I'd only seen that the joke was on me I looked at the skies running my hands over my eyes And I fell out of bed hurting my head from things that I said 'Til I finally died which started the whole world living Oh If I'd only seen that the joke was on me Oh no that the joke was on me