Written by the songwriting team, Leiber And Stoller, this hit is a story about a boy named Charlie Brown who is always getting into trouble and wonders why everyone is always picking on him. No, it has nothing to do with the character from The Peanuts comic strip. Leiber recalled that the phrase, "He's a clown, that Charlie Brown," came to him after a creative dry spell. For this song, Stoller had a tune already written and lyrics were fitted in. Fun Fact: This song was played and referenced in the Robin Williams film Jack, including a parody of the tagline when Bing Cosby (playing Jack's teacher) claims, "Why is everybody always falling on me?" Fun Fact: The BBC banned this song because of the bad behavior Charlie Brown demonstrated, especially throwing spit balls. The ban was soon lifted.
Fee, fee, fi, fi, fo, fo fum
I smell smoke in the auditorium
Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown
He's a clown,
That Charlie Brown!
He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see!
Why is everybody always pickin' on me?
That's him on his knees, I know that's him
Yeah, from 7 come 11 down in the boys gym!
Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown
He's a clown,
That Charlie Brown
He's gonna caugh, just you wait and see!
Why is everybody always pickin' on me?
Who's always writing on the wall?
Who's always goofing in the hall?
Who's always throwing spit balls?
Guess who?
Who, me?
Yeah, you!
Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow?
Who calls the English teacher 'Daddy-O?'
Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown
He's a clown
That Charlie Brown
He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see!
Why is everybody always pickin' on me?
Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow?
Who calls the English teacher 'Daddy-O?'
Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown
He's a clown
That Charlie Brown
He's gonna get caught, just you wait and see!
Why is everybody always pickin' on me?
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