Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Performer
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Vocals
Billy Idol
Billy Idol
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Producer
Larry Klein
Larry Klein
Producer

Lyrics

Ah, oh, ooh, mm Ooh No, you couldn't call Jesse a babe in the woods He's just weak in self-defense 'Cause he's so thin-skinned He can't take a joke at his expense "You're a push button window, " says Rowdy Yates "I can run you up and down Anytime I want I can make you my dancin' My dancin' clown" You're my dancin' clown Dancin', dancin' Dancin' clown (dancin') You're my dancin' clown (dancin') Dancin', dancin' Dancin' clown Rowdy Yates is as bold as Jove He's all chide and snide and bluff Stuck in the romantic tradition Of acting (hey), rough and tough (c'mon) "You're always charging through, " says Jesse Nervous, lookin' all around To see who's seein' him bein' a dancin' A dancin' clown He's a dancin' clown Dancin', dancin' Dancin' clown (dancin') He's a dancin' clown (dancin') Dancin', dancin' Dancin' clown Cherchez la femme Whenever love comes around Someone's a dancin' clown, oh Cherchez la femme Whenever hearts start to pound Someone's a dancin' clown Down the street comes last-word Suzie She's high yellow, lookin' top nice You hear the swoosh of jungle blades And the crackle of northern ice "Hot damn!" says Rowdy, lookin' up "Oh, yum, " says Jesse lookin' down How would you like to be her dancin' Her dancin' clown? Be her dancin' clown Dancin' dancin' Dancin' clown (dancin') Be her dancin' clown (dancin') Dancin', dancin' Her dancin' clown Cherchez la femme Whenever love comes around (c'mon) Someone's a dancin' clown (c'mon) Cherchez la femme Wherever hearts start to pound Someone's a dancin' clown Cherchez la femme Whenever love comes around Someone's a dancin' clown
Writer(s): Joni Mitchell Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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