hey, punchinello

Singer:dean martin

there's a famous man who's the idol of every clown

he started the profession and his tricks he handed down

so everyone who has a yen to be a happy man

calls on punchinello to help him if he can

punchinello

hey punchinello

la la la la la la you wonderful fellow

the fun you brought us the things you taught us

make a sad and weary world wonderfully mellow

now when we're having trouble

the half a mountain high

a circus clown can knock 'em down and never bat an eye

punchinello

hey punchinello

oh the face of every clown's a work of art

punchinello molto bello you ring a bell a bell a bell here in my heart

punchinello

hey punchinello

all my life i yearned to be your kind of fellow

if i could only make a lonely

turn a gals little laugh into a bellow

to carry off the children to some enchanted lands

to see their eyes and bright surprise is all that he demands

hey punchinello hey punchinello

let me change my face and tumble up and down

hey punchinello molto bello

do you suppose i have a chance at being a clown

many hear the call in the city of napoli

the babe with punchinello was the man they came to see

the clown would captivate the peasants or the noble prince

and in every circus they've done it ever since

punchinello

hey punchinello

la la la la la you wonderful fellow

the fun you brought us the things you taught us

make a sad a weary world wonderfully mellow

the clown in the circus will get a special pride

when people laugh the kind of laugh that warms them up inside

punchinello

hey punchinello

oh the face of every clown's a work of art

punchinello molto bello

you ring a bell a bell a bell a bell a bell a bell a bell a bell a bell a bell a bell a bell here in my heart

hey

punchinello

punchinello

hey punchinello oh the face of every clown's a work of art

punchinello molto bello

you ring a bell a bell a bell a bell a bell

a bell a bell a bell a bell a bell

here in my heart

Lyric Context: hey, punchinello - dean martin