JOEY THE CLOWN
(Reeves / Meyers)

Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orchestra (vocals: Jack Payne & Billy Scott-Coomber)


When Joey did his clowning
The soul of pantomime
In dear old days that belong to
The land of once upon a time

The world has sadly altered
The crowds have long been gone
And dear old Joey that made us all laugh
On dear old Joey the clown

(Spoken)
Heigh ho, do you remember the days of Joey the clown
Do you remember the way he sprang up and down
When with his foolish little antics he made his own father frown.
Our tiny little hands applauded each time the dear old harlequinade was acted
Do you remember when we were just tiny folks
What childish laughter greeted the happy clowns foolish jokes
In our hearts he held first place that dear old Joey with his whitened face
Do you remember the days of dear old Joey the clown



(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - November 2004)