Depends how loud you shut it.
Danny ODare
And now hes down upon one knee,
So please excuse the handwriting
How it feels to be an unfunny clown."
Everyone screamed, "Go backto bed!"
And every time he made a leap,
And he told them all why he felt so bad.
Its Dark in Here
And its rather dark in here.
But he just wasnt, just wasnt funny at all.
How many slams in an old screen door?
Cloony The Clown
He told of Pain and Rain and Cold,
He had a green dog and a thousand balloons.
It sounded nice.
Bowin oh so charmingly,
Simply because he was not funny.
Folks sighed as if their hearts were broke.
How much love inside a friend?
From Saint Tropez to Mun San Nee.
They laughed until their jackets split.
Everyone felt a little sick.
They laughed all day, they laughed all week,
And he told them all why he looked so sad,
Danny ODare, the dancin bear,
They laughed until they had a fit,
He did the Dog and the Jitterbug,
And soon the whole world rang with laughter,
Danny ODare wants to dance with me.
And every time he told a joke,
With his head drooped low and his shoulders bent.
They said come skating;
He did the Jerk and the Bunny Hug.
Everyone looked awfully blue.
Ill tell you the story of Cloony the Clown
Im afraid I got too near.
How Many, How Much
He did the Hokey-Pokey too.
Did everyone cry? Oh no, no, no,
He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes,
While Cloony stood in the circus tent,
Id done it twice.
Lasting till forever after,
He bent himself into a pretzel like this.
But he just wasnt, just wasnt funny at all.
And every time he did a trick,
Ran away from the County Fair,
And thought hed do some dancin there.
And after he finished his tale of woe,
Which may not be too clear.
They laughed with howls and yowls and shrieks,
They laughed until they shook the trees
IM FUNNY JUST BY ACCIDENT."
Depends how thin you cut it.
Ran right up to my back stair
They said its so nice.
Who worked in a circus that came through town.
Andevery time he stood on his head,
They meant ice.
One day he said, "Ill tell this town
How many slices in a bread?
With "Hah-Hah-Hahs" and "Hee-Hee-Hees."
And its rather dark in here.
Depends how much you give em.
Over mountains, cross the sea,
Come Skating
And Im writing these lines
But this afternoon by the lions cage
How much good inside a day?
He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall,
He did the Split and the See Ya Later.
He did the Bop and the Mashed Potata,
His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,
And Cloony could not make any money
I am writing these poems
Buy Shel Silversteins Poetry
From inside a lion,
And he said,"THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT -
He did a dance called the Funky Chicken,
He did the Polka, he did the Twist,
He told of Darkness in his soul,
They said come skating;
Everyone began to cry.
And every time he ate his tie,
To every city, every town,
Depends how good you live em.
He did the Waltz and the Boogaloo,
And winkin and smilin--its easy to see
I wore roller-
From inside a lion,
Everybody fell asleep.
The laughter spread for miles around
Cloony the Clown sat down and cried.
And every time he lost a shoe,
He started jumpin and skippin and kickin,
And while the world laughed outside.
They said come skating;
