Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Roy Orbison
Canonical path: /roy-orbison/the-clown
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Clown
Read The Clown lyrics by Roy Orbison on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Clown
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I was a clown when I thought I had found
a love for me and only me but she laughed at the clown
turned him down turned him down
I never frown ah, ah, ah, I'm the clown
for it breaks my heart I play the part of a clown
runnin round trouble bound I'm the clown
I wander all around wondering if you ever cared
I go from place to place, I look from face to face
hoping that you will be there
All over town the word is out It's all around
that I love her still guess I always will I'm the clown
runnin round trouble bound I'm the clown
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Roy Orbison performs "The Clown", and this lyric page sits inside the Roy Orbison catalog on LyroVerse.
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