James Darren — Goodbye Cruel World

[Intro] (Goodbye, cruel world) (Goodbye, cruel world) [Verse 1] Oh, goodbye, cruel world I'm off to join the circus Gonna be a broken-hearted clown (Ah) Paint my face with a good-for-nothin' smile 'Cause a mean, fickle woman Turned my whole world upside-down (Goodbye, cruel world) [Verse 2] Farewell to love (Yeah, yeah, yeah) I'm off to join the circus Gotta find a way to hide my tears (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Then I'll have them rollin' in the aisle (Ah) And I'll forget that woman If it takes a hundred years (Goodbye, cruel world, ooh) [Bridge] Oh, step right up (Ooh) And take a look at a fool (Doo-da-loo-doo-doo) He has got a heart (Doo-da-doo) As stubborn as a mule (Doo-da-loo-doo, ah) Come on, everybody, he's good for a laugh And no one could tell his heart is broken in half [Chorus] Well, the joke's on me (Yeah, yeah, yeah) I'm off to join the circus Oh, Mr. Barnum, save a place for me (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care (Ah) Let the people point at me and stare (Ah) I'll tell the world that woman (Ah, ah) Wherever she may be (Ah) That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown out of me (Goodbye, cruel world) [Chorus] Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care (Ah) Let the people point at me and stare (Ah) I'll tell the world that woman (Ah, ah) Wherever she may be (Ah) That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown out of me [Outro] Goodbye, cruel world Goodbye, cruel world Goodbye, cruel world Goodbye, cruel world