"The Joker" is a song by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, from the 1964 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd.
The song was recorded by Lady Gaga for Harlequin (2024), her companion album to the musical thriller film Joker: Folie à Deux (2024). The song was re-written by Gaga with Michael Polansky, and produced by Gaga and Benjamin Rice.
Lyrics
There's always a joker in the pack
There's always a lonely clown
The poor laughing fool falls on his back
And everyone laughs when he's down
There's always a funny man in the game
But he's only funny by mistake
And everyone laughs at him just the same
They don't see his lonely heart break
They don't care as long as there is a jester
Just a fool as foolish as he can be
There's always a joker, that's the rule
But fate deals the hand that I see
The joker is me
The joker is me
The joker is me
The joker is me
The joker is me
Drink the poison 'cause there's always a loser in the game
The court loves to watch them cry
The royal shout, "This queen needs to sing!"
To ruffle the scene of the crime
The king wears a funny suit, he's a clown
The crowd rumbles with their roars
And everyone watches as he declines
The queen pierces him with a sword
I don't care as long as there is a wild man in the deck
As long as I see his frown
Then I won't be lonely, that's a fact
I stand here and wait for his sound, ha-ha-ha
The joker is me
The joker is me
The joker is me
The joker is me
The joker is me
The joker is me
The joker is me
Credits
Written By | Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley |
Published By | TRO-Musical Comedy Productions, Inc. (BMI) Downtown DMP Songs (BMI) |
Additional Lyrics By | Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky |
Producers | Lady Gaga and Benjamin Rice |
Arranges | Lady Gaga, Benjamin Rice, Michael Polansky, Tim Stewart and Daniel Foose |
Recording Studio | Sound Factory at The Palms, Las Vegas, NV |
Engineers | Kevin Harp and Benjamin Rice |
2nd Engineer | Joe Dougherty |
Asst. Engineers | Patrick Hundley and Daniel "Chief" Van Billiard |
Musicians | Bass - Daniel Foose Drums - Benjamin Rice Guitar - Tim Stewart |
Asst. Mixing Engineer | Bryce Bordone |
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