Draped in silk gown She danced around She filled this place with her smile She was the queen Of an Amazon dream She made us feel for a while Was it from spite Or just sheer delight You stooped so low I wanna know Why you killed the clown (Yeah) You shot her down I watch you try Try to make that girl cry So you could be king for just one day And you said that her smile Was no more than a lie Just because she had something, something to say Was it from spite Or just sheer delight You stooped so low I wanna know Why you killed the clown (Yeah) You shot her down Yeah, you, you killed the clown You laughed as she drowned And it was the only time I ever saw you smile Oh Precious and few Were the clowns we all knew Yeah they made us feel for a while Was it from spite Or just sheer delight You stooped so low I wanna know Why you killed the clown (Yeah) You shot her down Yeah, you shot her down