What does Mel sing?

In "Krusty Gets Kancelled" during the comeback special Mel comes out and sings something to Krusty. WHAT DOES HE SING? I have listened to this over and over and cannot tell what it is. Please help!! Maybe it is just gibberish, but there is crowd applause which leads me to believe that there is something real.

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krusty: "Send in ... :: snif :: ... the ... clowns ...." (starts crying)

mel: They're ... al ... read ... y .... heeeeeeeeeeeeere!"

(i think)

that would be the real song's real lyrics

(It's a real song, you know) I don't even know who wrote it, but it's been covered more times than Mack The Knife

That's correct.

That is also correct.

That would be Stephen Sondheim. The song is from the show "A Little Night Music," and was originally performed by (a very young) Angela Lansbury.

I guess it would also have been helpful to give the title, which is "Send in the Clowns." Very appropriate.

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clowns......Krusty.....Krusty The Klown........clowns.......OH NOW I GET IT HAHAHAHA

Oh, ho ho ho ho, I get it. I get jokes.

I thought you were going to say "it's been covered more times than Pam Anderson".

'Send in the Clowns' was by Stephen Sondheim.

The original Italian version was "Vesti la Giubba" from 'Pagliacci' by Ruggiero Leoncavallo. This opera is a story of a failing clown.

David