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