Draped in silk gownnShe danced aroundnShe filled this place with her smilenShe was the queennOf an Amazon dreamnShe made us feel for a while n(chorus)nWas it from spitenOr just sheer delightnYou stooped so lownI want to knownWHY YOU KILLED THE CLOWNn(YEAH) YOU SHOT HER DOWN nI watch you trynTry to make that girl crynSo you could be king for just one daynAnd you said that her smilenWas no more than a lienJust because she had something, something to say n(REPEAT CHORUS) nYeah, you, you killed the clownnYou laughed as she drownednAnd it was the only time I ever saw you smilenOh Precious and fewnWere the clowns we all knewnYeah they made us feel for a while n(REPEAT CHORUS) nYeah, you shot her down.