The Jester

[Intro] [Verse 1] The fool hangs up his aging hat, His balding head splits from silly songs. A heavy calling to play the prat, They lie who claim that laughter belongs. Makeup hides the wrinkles' trace, His nose turned blue from smokes and booze. Poor toothless Harlequin feels out of place, Tired of his antics, of being used. [Chorus] Laughter rings like a royal coin, A tiny fool in a gilded cage. Drunken dreams, devils to join, The saddest jester on the stage. [Verse 2] Tomorrow brings a new masquerade, Knights and jest, fireworks, and dance. The jester will don his colorful shade, Running, jumping, giving laughs a chance. He’ll tickle the king's foot in jest, Amuse the princess with his odd dance. The jester mimics the nightingale's best, His nose concealed, a crow by chance. [Chorus] Laughter rings like a royal coin, A tiny fool in a gilded cage. Drunken dreams, devils to join, The saddest jester on the stage. [Bridge] Laughter rings like a royal coin, A tiny fool in a gilded cage. Drunken dreams, devils to join, The saddest jester on the stage. [Chorus] Laughter rings like a royal coin, A tiny fool in a gilded cage. Drunken dreams, devils to join, The saddest jester on the stage. [Outro] [Lute and rock intermedia] [[Bridge][Acapella] Laughter rings like a royal coin, A tiny fool in a gilded cage. Drunken dreams, devils to join, The saddest jester on the stage. [Chorus] Laughter rings like a royal coin, A tiny fool in a gilded cage. Drunken dreams, devils to join, The saddest jester on the stage. [Sad lute outro]