[Verse 1]
Whoa, goodbye cruel world
I'm off to join the circus
Gonna be a brokenhearted clown
Paint my face with a good-for-nothing smile
'Cause a mean, fickle woman
Turned my whole world upside down

[Refrain]
(Goodbye cruel world, dum-dum-dum-dum)
(Goodbye cruel world)

[Verse 2]
Whoa, farewell to love
I'm off to join the circus
Gotta find a way to hide my tears
Bet I'll have them rollin' in the aisles
And I'll forget that woman
If it takes a hundred years

[Bridge]
Whoa, step right up
And take a look at her fool
He's got a heart as stubborn as a mule
Come on, evеrybody, he's good for a laugh
Then no one can tеll his heart is broken in half

[Verse 3]
Well, jokes on me, I'm off to join the circus
Oh, Mr. Barnum, save a place for me
Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care
Let the people point at me and stare

[Breakdown]
I'll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be
That mean, fickle woman
Made a crying clown out of me

[Refrain]
(Goodbye cruel world, dum-dum-dum-dum)
(Goodbye cruel world)

[Verse 4]
Whoa, 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 crying clown out of me

[Refrain]
(Goodbye cruel world, dum-dum-dum-dum)
(Goodbye cruel world)