Get up,
Now, shut up.
Strap up,
Zip up,
Lace-up,
Button up,
Buckle up,
Now, go and level up.
Why are you looking down?
And why are you wearing that ugly frown?
Look at you, looking like a clown.
Stop playing; this is not a circus, so stop fooling around.
Get on up now,
And find out how.
Put down the 'Weary Willie' frown.
Now get up so you can get down.
Go get it,
Be invested in it.
So, shut up
And get up!
Up, up, up!
Do you recall the song "Send In The Clowns" by Sinatra?
I reckon folks even heard it who reside in faraway Sumatra.
Long gone is famed Emmett Kelly who portrayed "Weary Willie",
And the great Red Skelton whose hilarious skits were so silly!
Alas, their likes will never be seen again in spacious circus tents,
Since movies and television have supplanted such events.
But hold on! There is still a horde of clowns who entertain us!
The Congressional Clowns (many of whom are superfluous)!
so satisfied these days
i am actually dancing like i have some sense
i am surprised i actually have some rhythm in my dance steps
it is all because of your belief in me
now you have a couple of sore toes
your right shoulder may still may have a tweak of pain from time to time
i am not even gonna mention the migraines and the conniptions
i am gonna focus on your continued faith in me
my flaws have made you a recluse at times
my flaws have made you wear the frown of weary willie
my flaws have made you shed tears that you should not have
yet and still, you made me feel as if i fit the bill
here we are....all set in our ways....so satisfied these days
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