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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Barbra Streisand
Vocals
Jeremy Lubbock
Orchestra Conductor
Randy Kerber
Piano
Randy Waldman
Synthesizer
Earl Dumler
Oboe
Richard Todd
French Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Sondheim
Songwriter
Jeremy Lubbock
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Barbra Streisand
Producer
Peter Matz
Executive Producer
Magic Moreno
Assistant Engineer
Benny Faccone
Assistant Engineer
Laura Livingston
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Jay Willis
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
John Arrias
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Isn't it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground
You in mid-air
Send in the clowns
[Verse 2]
Isn't it bliss?
Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around
One who can't move
Where are the clowns?
Send in the clowns
[Verse 3]
Just when I'd stopped opening doors
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours
Making my entrance again with my usual flair
Sure of my lines
No one is there
[Verse 4]
Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear
I thought that you'd want what I want
Sorry, my dear
But where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns
Quick! Send in the clowns
[Verse 5]
What a surprise!
Who could foresee
I'd come to feel about you
What you felt about me?
Why only now, when I see that you've drifted away?
What a surprise
What a cliché
[Verse 6]
Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer?
Losing my timing this late in my career
And where are the clowns?
Quick! Send in the clowns
Don't bother
They're here
Written by: Stephen Sondheim