Tears of a Clown

The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 drama film set in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The film was produced, directed, and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Its storyline is supported by lavish production values, actual circus acts, and documentary, behind-the-rings looks at the massive logistics effort which made big top circuses possible.
The film stars Betty Hutton and Cornel Wilde as trapeze artists competing for the center ring, and Charlton Heston as the circus manager running the show. James Stewart also stars as a mysterious clown who never removes his make-up, even between shows.
In addition to the film actors, the real Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Circus' 1951 troupe appears in the film, with its complement of 1400 people, hundreds of animals, and 60 carloads of equipment and tents. The actors learned their respective circus roles and participated in the acts.
Adjusted for inflation, the film's box office is among the highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada.
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Tears of a Clown
Written by: Robinson/Wonder
Performed by: Herbert and The Aviators

Now if there's a smile on my face - It's only there trying to fool the public
But when it comes down to fooling you
Now honey that's quite a different subject
But don't let my glad expression - Give you the wrong impression

Really I'm sad, oh I'm sadder than sad
You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad
Like a clown I pretend to be glad

Now there's some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown, when there's no one around Uh hum,

oh yeah baby

Now if I appear to be carefree - It's only to camouflage my sadness
And honey to shield my pride I try - To cover this hurt with a show of gladness
But don't let my show convince you - That I've been happy since you
Decided to go, oh I need you so - I'm hurt and I want you to know
But for others I put on a show, ooh yeah

Just like Pagliacci did - I try to keep my surface hid
Smiling in the public eye - But in my lonely room I cry
The tears of a clown - When there's no one around, oh yeah, baby baby

Now if there's a smile on my face
Don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Don't let this smile I wear
Make you think that I don't care
When really I'm sad...I'm hurting so bad......
When really I'm sad...I'm hurting so bad......
With the tears of clown -- when there's no one around (2X) ( End with ½ intro )

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Entertainment

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• Circus
• Ringling
• Venice