Laughin' and a clownin' Just to keep from cryin' I'm laughin' and a clownin' Just to keep from cryin' Nobody knows the trouble that I've seen Nobody knows my sorrow Oh please, oh please someone help me Somebody tell me what's wrong with me Help me, somebody help me I need someone To get myself back together again But nobody knows my sorrow Oh please, oh please someone help me I wish I had someone who loved me true I wish I had someone who loved me true Nobody knows the trouble that I've seen Nobody knows my sorrow Oh please, oh please someone help me I can't take it Where will I be Somebody have mercy Tell me what's wrong with me Now I'm cryin' Oh help me baby Laughin' and a clownin' Just to keep from cryin' Please, oh please someone help me I wanna know Tell me what's wrong with me I can't take it Tell me what's wrong with me