Send in the Clowns

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Isn't it rich?
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Are we a pair?
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Me here at last on the ground,
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You in mid-air.
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Send in the clowns.

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Isn't it bliss?
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Don't you approve?
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One who keeps tearing around,
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One who can't move.
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Where are the clowns?
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Send in the clowns.

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Just when I'd stopped opening doors,
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Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours,
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Making my entrance again with my usual    flair,
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Sure of my lines,
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No one is there.

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Isn't it rich?
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Isn't it queer,
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Losing my timing this late
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In my career?
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And where are the clowns?
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There ought to be clowns.
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Well, maybe next year.