Written by: Stephen Sondheim
Arranged by: Gordon Jenkins – Bill Miller (piano)
From the Album: The Reprise Collection (Disc 4)
Label: Reprise - Reprise
Recorded: 6/22/73 – 2/5/76
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<SPOKEN intro> This is a song about a couple of adult
people who have spent, oh, quite a long time
together, till one day
one of 'em gets restless and
decides to leave. Whether it's the man or woman who left is unimportant.
It's a breakup.
It's a lovely marriage of words
and music, written by Stephen Sondheim.
Isn't it rich? Are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground
and you in mid-air
Send in the clowns
Isn't it bliss? Don't you
approve?
One who keeps tearing around and
one who can't move
But where are the clowns? Send
in the clowns
Just when I stopped opening
doors
Finally finding the one that I
wanted was yours
Making my entrance again with my
usual flair
Sure of my lines Nobody's there
Don't you love a farce? My
fault, I fear
I thought that you'd want what I
want, sorry my dear
But where are the clowns? Send
in the clowns
Don't bother they're here
Isn't it rich? Isn't it queer?
Losing my timing this late in my
career
But where are the clowns? Send
in the clowns
Well, maybe next year