Whoa, goodbye cruel world I'm off to join the circus Gonna be a broken-hearted clown Paint my face with a good for nothin' smile 'Cause a neat freak woman Turned my whole world upside down (Goodbye cruel world, dum-dum-dum-dum) (Goodbye cruel world) Whoa, farewell to love I'm off to join the circus Gotta find a way to hide my tears Bet I'll have them rollin' in the aisles And I'll forget that woman If it takes a hundred years Whoa, step right up And take a look at her fool He's got a heart as stubborn as a mule Come on, everybody, he's good for a laugh And no one can tell his heart is broken in half Well, joke's on me, I'm off to join the circus Oh, Mr. Barnum, save a place for me Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care Let the people point at me and stare I'll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be That neat freak woman Made a crying clown out of me (Goodbye cruel world, dum-dum-dum-dum) (Goodbye cruel world) Whoa, shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care Let the people point at me and stare I'll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be That neat freak woman Made a crying clown out of me (Goodbye cruel world, dum-dum-dum-dum) (Goodbye cruel world)