March of clowns Wearing crowns Parade of dumbs Beating drums March of clowns Street shutdowns Noise and dirt Do be alert! March of clowns Wearing crowns Parade of dumbs Beating drums March of clowns Street shutdowns Noise and dirt Do be alert! Under the big fake smile Sophisticated style Empty face and fish eye You are wicked and sly! Hey! And the Snake tells the tale Waiter serves a cocktail Rum, truth and lie in it You need the clean spirit Hey! It's written on your tombstone "She had a heart of stone" Enough of this slumber Wake up and grow stronger Your tombstone Heart of stone Just grow strong! You are soft to thyself And yet tough to others What a clown you are man Playboy with a suntan What a clown You are now! Be a man! Be human! March of clowns Wearing crowns Parade of dumbs Beating drums Under the big fake smile Sophisticated style Empty face and fish eye You're wicked and sly! Hey!