A Little Night Music: 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.
reprise
DESIREE: Isn't it rich?
FREDRIK: Are we a pair? You here at last on the ground.
DESIREE: You in mid-air. Was that a farce?
FREDRIK: My fault, I fear.
DESIREE: Me as a merry-go-round.
FREDRIK: Me as King Lear. Make way for the clowns.
DESIREE: Applause for the clowns.
FREDRIK & DESIREE: They're finally here.
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