A funny clown in a big tall hat
A funny clown who is short and fat
A funny clown so tiny and small
A funny clown with a nose so red
A funny clown with green hair on his head.
A funny clown who is tall and lanky
A funny clown with great big shoes

add your own verses Oh little lion. . oh little lion,
Jump through the ring, Jump through the ring
Oh little lion, oh little lion,
Lets see you, lets see you

Oh Mr. clown .. . oh Mr. clown
show me your tricks
Oh Mr. clown .. . oh Mr. clown
Lets see you, lets see you This little clown is fat and gray (hold up thumb)
This little clown does tricks all day (hold up next finger)
This little clown is tall and strong (hold up next finger)
This little clown is wee and small (hold up next finger)
And this little clown can do anything at all (hold up little finger) We are all clowns today
We are all clowns today
Hey Ho the derry O!
We are all clowns today
The carousel goes round and round
The horses go up and down
Up and down . . .round and round
I want to ride it, all day long
(Sung To: "Mary Had a Little Lamb") Let's all go to the circus
The circus today, the circus today
Let's all go to the circus, today
And watch a big parade


See the clowns all tumbling around, tumbling around
See the clowns all tumbling around
In the circus ring.

Lions and tigers jumping through hoops
Jumping through hoops, jumping through hoops
Lions and tigers jumping through hoops
In their circus cage

The prancing horses step so high, Step so high, step so high.
The prancing horses step so high
In the circus ring

This is the way we bounce the balloons
bounce the balloons, bounce the balloons
This is the way we bounce the balloons, gently in the air
Take me out to the circus
Take me to the big top
I want to see the clowns tumbling
As I eat popcorn and drink soda pop
Oh, the lions and tigers may scare me
And the high wire acts amaze me
So . . .You! . . .see . . .all the great things we will do
On our circus day
Everybody circle round and lift the canvas off the ground
Push and pull and watch it rise, the big top grows right before our eyes
Everybody circle round and lift the canvas off the ground
Sit and watch the circus acts singing
Everybody circle round form a great big ring upon the ground
Now we're set to watch the show
Circus acts both high and low
Everybody circle round and form a ring upon the ground.
A circus elephant I went to see (Hold hand over eyes like binoculars)
He had four legs and was bigger than me. (Hold up four fingers and then point to self)
He had two ears big and round (Show two fingers and make a circle with hands)
And one long nose that made a sound errrrr (Make elephant trunk with arm)
(Sung To: "I've Been Working On the Railroad")
I am walking through the circus (walk in place)
Happy as can be (smile real big)
I am walking through the circus (walk in place)
Just to see, what I can see (make binoculars with hands)
I can see the clown laughing (ha, ha, ha)
I can see the elephant, too (make trunk motion)
I can see the lion sleeping (yawn)
Look out (make binoculars with hands)... because he sees you too
Silly clown, silly clown with great green hair
Silly clown, silly clown with a great big nose
Silly clown, silly clown with two big shoes
Silly clown, silly clown wearing funny clothes
Silly clown, silly clown with a great blue suit
Silly clown, silly clown with a spotted tie
Silly clown, silly clown with great big glasses
We are all clowns today
we are all clowns today
hi ho the derry-o
we are all clowns today
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