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This song is really, really, strange. I can’t tell if it’s the meanest song ever, the worst song ever or the funniest song ever.

Here are the lyrics in case you don’t believe your ear holes:

The girl that I intend to wed,
Just bought a gift for me and said,
“I bought this ’specially,
For all your friends to see.
Open it up, go ahead.”
“Aw-oh, that’s awful swell,” I said.

I kissed her on the cheek and then.
Began to read the note within.
“In these you’ll look real smart.
Because they match your heart.”
And so I took ‘em out,
Clown shoes!
Oh, what’s it all about?

Oh, no, not clown shoes!
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Maybe I’m in for some mighty bad news.

She laughed at me,
And called my name.
And all my friends,
They did the same.
Thought she was sweet and swell.
And look how hard I fell.

And now, I know I was wrong.
So I’ll go and put my clown shoes on.
So I’ll go and put my clown shoes on.
So I’ll go and put my clown shoes on.

[Written by: James M. Smith
Performed by: Johnny Burnette-1961
Appears on: The Best of Johnny Burnette-1992, Original Johnny Burnette-1998,
25 Greatest Hits-1999, Johnny Burnette Sings & The Johnny Burnette Story
(Double Album)-2003, et al.]