Make me act the fool for all my friends and my relations Let them think I'm crazy, yes, can be Let me hear them laugh and say in undertones and whispers: No one acts the fool as well as he Let the world be wise to what is going on inside me Let it colour everything I do Let me hear them laugh and when you're standing here beside me Let them see I act the fool for you Give me bells upon my fingers Give me bells upon my toes Make me wear a pointed hat And dress in funny clothes You can make me entertain you Like the troubadours would do Then take me in your arms And make me act the fool for you Let a people say you twist me round your little finger Let them say you've got me on a string I don't care what people say it really doesn't matter Talking really doesn't mean a thing, oh no Let them laugh and say I've changed beyond all recognition If that is really what they wanna do I do what I wanna do, the way I wanna do it And I just want to act the fool for you