fantastic old song I had forgotten about - but now I can't forget - this has to be the best version I have ever heard. Beautifully done!

"Send in the Clowns" is a song by Stephen Sondheim from the 1973 musical A Little Night Music, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles of a Summer Night.

This version was recorded for the upcoming Funny Days series.

Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Recorded, performed, and mixed by Alex Niedt
Cover design by Alex Niedt

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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? 
There ought to be clowns 
Quick, send in the clowns 

What a surprise! 
Who could foresee 
I'd come to feel about you what you felt about me? 
Why only now when I see that you've drifted away? 
What a surprise... 
What a cliché... 

Isn't it rich 
Isn't it queer 
Losing my timing this late in my career? 
And where are the clowns? 
Quick, send in the clowns 
Don't bother, they're here

Send In The Clowns

Alex Niedt (pronounced "neet") is a Los Angeles-based music maker.

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