作词 : Cole Porter 作曲 : Cole Porter Be A Clown (Album Version)-Kevin Kline/Peter Polycarpou and Chorus/Chorus Written by :Cole Porter I'll remember forever When I was but three Mama who was clever Remarking to me If son when you're grown up You want ev'rything nice I've got your future sewn up If you take this advice Be a clown be a clown All the world loves a clown Act a fool play the calf And you'll always have the last laugh Wear the cap and the bells And you'll rate with all the great swells If you become a doctor folks'll face you with dread If you become a dentist they'll be glad when you're dead You'll get a bigger hand if you can stand on your head Be a clown be a clown be a clown Be a clown be a clown All the world loves a clown Show 'em tricks tell 'em jokes And you'll only stop with top folks Be a crack jackanapes And they'll imitate you like apes Why be a great composer with your rent in arrears Why be a major poet and you'll owe it for years When crowds'll pay to giggle if you wiggle your ears Be a clown be a clown be a clown Be a clown be a clown All the world loves a clown If you just make 'em roar Watch your mountebank account soar Wear a painted mustache And you're sure to make a big splash A college education I should never propose A bachelor's degree won't even keep you in clo'es But millions you will win if you can spin on your nose Be a clown be a clown be a clown Give 'em quips give 'em fun And they'll pay to say you're a1 If you become a farmer you've the weather to buck If you become a gambler you'll be stuck with your luck But jack you'll never lack if you can quack like a duck Be a clown be a clown be a clown