Lyrics:

Ow!
Oh, yeah, baby

Now if there's a smile on my face
It's only there tryin’ to fool the public
But when it comes down to foolin' you
Now, honey, that's quite a different subject
But don't let my glad expressions
Give you the wrong impression

I'm sadder than sad
And I'm hurtin' so bad

Now, baby, there's some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown
When there's no one around, ha-ha
Mmm, oh, yeah, baby

Now if I appear to be carefree
It's only to camouflage my sadness
In order to shield my pride, I've tried
To cover up with a show of gladness
But don't let my show convince you
That I've been happy since you

Decided to go
Now, I need you so
(So, so, so, so, so)

Now, baby, there's some sad things known to man
But not too much sadder than
The tears of a clown
When there's no one around
The tears of a clown
When there's no one around
Oh, yeah-yeah


Now, baby, there's some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than, yeah
The tears of a clown
When there's no one around
Yeah, the tears of a clown
When there's no one around
Around, no-no-no-no
Oh, yeah, baby

Now if there's a smile on my face (tears of clown)
Don't let my glad expression (tears of a clown)
Give you the wrong impression (tears of a clown)
Don't let this smile I wear (tears of a clown)
Make you think that I don't care (tears of a clown)
Oh, yeah, baby