Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh.
Don't ya know ev'ryone wants to laugh.
My dad said "Be an actor my son;
But be a comical one!"

They'll be standin' in line
for those old honky-tonk monkey shines!

Now you could study Shakespeare and be quite an elite.
And you could charm the critics and have nothin' to eat.
Just slip on a banana peel the world's at your feet!
Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh!

Make 'em laugh make 'em laugh
Don't ya know ev 'ry one wants to laugh.
My Grandpa said "Go out and tell 'em a joke
But give it plenty o' hoke!"

Make 'em roar, make 'em scream,
Take a fall, bust a wall, split a seam!

You start off by pretending you're a dancer with grace,
You wiggle 'til they're gigglin' all over the place.
And then you get a great big custard pie in the face!
Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh!

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Make 'em roar, make 'em scream,
Take a fall, bust a wall, split a seam!
You start off by pretending you're a dancer with grace,
You wiggle 'til they're gigglin' all over the place.
And then you get a great big custard pie in the face!

Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh!