Send in the Clowns" is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for the 1973 musical A Little Night Music, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's 1955 film Smiles of a Summer Night.

Isn't it rich, are we a pair

Me here at last on the ground - and you in mid-air

Send in the clowns

Isn't it bliss, don't you approve

One who keeps tearing around - and one who can't move

Where are the clowns - send in the clowns

Just when I stopped, opening doors

Finally knowing the one that I wanted - was yours

Making my entrance again with my usual flair

Sure of my lines - No one is there

Don't you love a farce; my fault, I fear

I thought that you'd want what I want - I'm sorry my dear

But where are the clowns? Send in the clowns

Don't bother, they're here.

Isn't it rich, isn't it queer

Losing my timing this late in my career

Where are the clowns - There ought to be clowns

Well, maybe next year.