Send in the Clowns....
Isn't it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last
on the ground, You in mid-air. Send in the
clowns. Isn't it bliss? Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around, One who
can't move. Where are the clowns? Send in
the clowns. Just when I'd stopped opening
doors, Finally knowing the one that I wanted
was yours, Making my entrance again with
my usual flair, Sure of my lines, No one is
there. Don't you love farce? My fault I fear.
I thought that you'd want what I want. Sorry,
my dear. But where are the clowns? Quick,
send in the clowns. Don't bother, they're here.
Isn't it rich? Isn't it queer, Losing my timing
this late In my career? And where are the
clowns? There ought to be clowns. Well,
maybe next year

Songwriters: SONDHEIM, STEPHEN
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In Memorandum Of....

Emmett Leo Kelly (December 9, 1898 –
March 28, 1979), a native of Sedan, Kansas,
was an American circus performer, who created
the memorable clown figure "Weary Willie",
based on the hobos of the Depression era
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Kelly still in full clown  make-up and costume,
trying to extinguish the flames of the devastating
Hartford Circus Fire that struck the Circus on
July 6, 1944, and killed 167 people during the
afternoon performance in Hartford, Connecticut.
According to eyewitnesses, it was one of few
times in which he  was seen crying
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~Much Ado for Emmett~

Living beyond reality...refuge in fantasy
All illusions for a clown

Performing for us, characters made up
conceiving happiness with laughter

After sending in the clowns...Aren't you rich
To Believe in Yourself


(c) Much Ado for Emmett
29August2011 Vivian L. Dawson
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