A clown can laugh when he's unhappy

Sometimes I wish I were a clown

I'd like to sing away my sorrow

Every sorrow every frown

A lively jingle never cheers me

I sing of love when no one hears me

I've gotta sing a torch song

For that's the way I feel

When I feel a thing

That I can sing

It must be real

I couldn't sing a gay song

It wouldn't be sincere

I could never croon

A happy tune

Without a tear

I have my dreams but one by one

They vanish in the sky

I try to smile and face the sun

But romance passes by

I've gotta sing a torch song

To someone far apart

For the torch I bear

Is burning there

Right in my heart

I have my dreams but one by one

They vanish in the sky

I try to smile and face the sun

But romance passes by

I've gotta sing a torch song

To someone far apart

For the torch I bear

Is burning there

Right in my heart