title: Be A Clownkey: Jazzharp type: Chromaticgenre: Cskill: AnyBE A CLOWNBy: Cole PorterJudy Garland, Gene KellyKey: C3 3 3 3 3 -3*-3*I’ll re-mem-ber for-ev-er,-3* 3 3 3 -2When I was but three,-1 2 2 2 3 3Ma-ma, who was clev-er,3 2 2 2 -1Re-mark-ing to me;3 3 3 3 -3* -3*If, son, when you’re grown up,-3* 3 3 -3 3 -2You want ev-‘ry-thing nice,-1 2 -2 3 -3 -4 -3I’ve got your fu-ture sewn up3 -2 2 -2 -1 1If you take this ad-vice:4 -5 6 -5 -4 -3Be a clown, be a clown,3 -3 4 -4 3 2All the world loves a clown.-1 2 3 -2 2 1Act the fool, play the calf,-1 2 3 -1 -3 -4 4 -5And you’ll al-ways have the last laugh.5 -5 6 -5 -4 -3Wear the cap and the bells3 -3 4 -3 4 -3 4 -1And you’ll rate with all the great swells3 2 -1* 2 1 -2 2If you be-come a doc-tor,-2 -1 -2* -1* -2* -3Folks-‘ll face you with dread,3 2 -1* 2 1 -2 2If you be-come a den-tist,-2 -1 -2* -1* -2* -3they’ll be glad when you’re dead,3 4 -4 4 3 4*You’ll get a big-ger hand-3* 4* -3 -5 5* -5 -6if you can stand on your head,5 -5 6 -5 5 -5 5 -4 5Be a clown, be a clown, be a clownBe a clown, be a clown,All the world loves a clown.Be a crazy buffoonAnd the demoiselles’ll all swoon.Dress in huge, baggy pantsAnd you’ll ride the road to romance.A butcher or a baker, ladies never embrace,A barber for a beau would be a social disgrace,They all’ll come to callif you can fall on your face,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 jokesAnd you’ll only stop with top folks.Be a crack jackanapesAnd they’ll imitate you like apes.Why be a great composer with yourrent in arrears,Why be a major poet and you’ll owe it for years?When crowds’ll pay to giggleif 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 roarWatch your mountebank account soar.Wear a painted mustacheAnd 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 canspin on your nose.Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.Be a clown, be a clown,All the world loves a clown.Be a poor silly assAnd you’ll always travel first-class,Give ’em quips, give ’em fun,And they’ll pay to say you’re A-1.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 lackif you can quack like a duck(Quack, quack, quack, quack)Be a clown, be a clown, be a clown.