The Jester Paroles

Dance around cutting capers and jokes
Play the fool for another day
From the first time when their laughter arose
I was a victim on a royal stage

Life's paradox I smile when I cry
Out of vogue they'll kill me goodbye
Behind a mask I'm hiding my sorrow
Will I cheer, or die tomorrow

[Bridge:]
I struggle to juggle
All my pain I receive from you
Just a bit of approval - 'cause a jester's not only a fool

[Chorus:]
And the jester's crying - a lake of tears
Sorrow's washing delight away
And the jester's trying - to hide his fears Their last amusement is to end my life
I shall welcome the hangman's knife
No one knows quite what it seems
Laughter turns to desperate screams

And the jester, and the jester, and the jester's trying
And the jester, and the jester, can't stop his crying