Ooh ooh they say The people in the town want to burn the palaces down Better send somebody in Got to compromise, got to make them smile Send in the clowns Here come those clowns, here come those clowns Gonna mess you around, here come those clowns Ooh ooh they say The people on the street wanna spread it around Only got so many days but it's not a craze Wanna raze those homes to the ground Here come those clowns, here come those clowns Gonna mess you around, here come those clowns Here they come, here come those clowns Ooh ooh they say The people in the sky ain't gonna teach us to fly Better get a parachute Cos when they throw you down it's gonna dent your crown Can't tell no lies Here come those clowns, here come those clowns With your faces on the ground Here come those clowns, see them come