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PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Darren
James Darren
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
G. Shayne
G. Shayne
Songwriter
Gloria Shayne Baker
Gloria Shayne Baker
Songwriter

Lyrics

(Goodbye, cruel world)
(Goodbye, cruel world)
Oh, goodbye, cruel world
I'm off to join the circus
I'm gonna be a broken-hearted clown
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin' smile
'Cause a mean, fickle woman
Turned my whole world upside-down
(Goodbye, cruel world)
Farewell to love
I'm off to join the circus
Gotta find a way to hide my tears
Then I'll have them rollin' in the aisle
And I'll forget that woman
If it takes a hundred years
(Goodbye, cruel world)
Oh, step right up and take a look at a fool
He's got a heart as stubborn as a mule
Come on, everybody, he's good for a laugh
And no one could tell his heart is broken in half
Well, the joke's on me
I'm off to join the circus
Oh, Mister Barnum, save a place for me
Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care
Let the people point at me and stare
I'll tell the world that woman
Wherever she may be
That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown out of me
(Goodbye, cruel world)
Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care
Let the people point at me and stare
I'll tell the world that woman
Wherever she may be
That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown out of me
Goodbye, cruel world
Goodbye, cruel world
Goodbye, cruel world
Goodbye, cruel world
Written by: G. Shayne

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