Joni Mitchell - Dancin' Clown Lyrics
Words and music by joni mitchellNo, you couldnt call jesse a babe in the woodsHes just weak in self-defensecause hes so thin skinnedHe cant take a joke at his expenseYoure a push down window, says rowdy yatesI can run you up and downAnytime I wantI can make you my dancin--My dancin clown!Youre my dancin clownDancin dancinMy dancin clownDancinYoure my dancin clownDancin dancin dancinMy dancin clownRowdy yates is as bold as jove--Hes all chide and snide and bluff--Stuck in the romantic traditionOf acting rough and toughYoure always charging thru, says jesseNervous, lookin all around--To see whos seein him bein a dancinA dancin clownHes a dancin clownDancin dancinA dancin clownDancinHes a dancin clownDancin dancin dancinA dancin clownCherchez la femmeWhenever love comes aroundSomeones a dancin clownCherchez la femmeWhenever hearts start to poundSomeones a dancin clownDown the street comes last-word suzie--Shes high yellow--lookin top niceYou hear the swoosh of jungle bladesAnd the crackle of northern iceHot damn! says rowdy--lookin upYum! says jesse lookin downHow would you like to be her dancinHer dancin clown?Be her dancin clownDancin dancinHer dancin clownDancinBe her dancin clownDancin dancin dancinHer dancin clownCherchez la femmeWhenever love comes to townSomeones a dancin clownCherchez la femmeWherever hearts start to poundSomeones a dancin clown
