Joni Mitchell – Dancin' Clown Lyrics  Share

From Joni Mitchell's album: Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm

No, you couldn^,t call Jesse a babe in the woods
He^,s just weak in self-defense
^,Cause he^,s so thin skinned
He can^,t take a joke at his expense
"You^,re a push down window," says Rowdy Yates
"I can run you up and down
Anytime I want
I can make you my dancin^,-
My dancin^, clown!"
You^,re my dancin^, clown
Dancin^, dancin^,
My dancin^, clown
Dancin^,
You^,re my dancin^, clown
Dancin^, dancin^, dancin^,
My dancin^, clown

Rowdy Yates is as bold as Jove-
He^,s all chide and snide and bluff-
Stuck in the romantic tradition
Of acting rough and tough
"You^,re always charging thru," says Jesse
Nervous, lookin^, all around-
To see who^,s seein^, him bein^, a dancin^,
A dancin^, clown
He^,s a dancin^, clown
Dancin^, dancin^,
A dancin^, clown
Dancin^,
He^,s a dancin^, clown
Dancin^, dancin^, dancin^,
A dancin^, clown
[ Dancin' Clown lyrics from
http://www.musiclyricsnow.net/j/joni-mitchell/dancin-clown/ ]

Cherchez la femme
Whenever love comes around
Someone^,s a dancin^, clown
Cherchez la femme
Whenever hearts start to pound
Someone^,s a dancin^, clown

Down the street comes last-word Suzie-
She^,s high yellow-lookin^, top nice
You hear the swoosh of jungle blades
And the crackle of northern ice
"Hot damn!" says Rowdy-lookin^, up
"Yum!" says Jesse lookin^, down
"How would you like to be her dancin^,
Her dancin^, clown?"
Be her dancin^, clown
Dancin^, dancin^,
Her dancin^, clown
Dancin^,
Be her dancin^, clown
Dancin^, dancin^, dancin^,
Her dancin^, clown

Cherchez la femme
Whenever love comes to town
Someone^,s a dancin^, clown
Cherchez la femme
Wherever hearts start to pound
Someone^,s a dancin^, clown
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