Standin' on the water casting your bread
While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing
Distant ships sailin' into the mist
You were born with a snake in both of your fists
While a hurricane was blowing
Freedom, just around the corner for you
But with truth so far off, what good would it do?
Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh Jokerman
So swiftly the sun sets in the sky
You rise up and say goodbye to no one
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Both of their futures so full of dread
You don't show one
Shedding off one more layer of skin
Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within
Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh Jokerman
You're a man of the mountains, you can walk on the clouds
Manipulator of crowds, you're a dream twister
You go to Sodom and Gomorrah, but what do you care?
Ain't nobody there
Would want to marry your sister
A friend to the martyr, a friend to the woman of shame
You look into the fiery furnace - see the rich man without any name
Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh Jokerman
Well the book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy
The law of the jungle and the sea, are your only teachers
In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed
Michelangelo indeed could have carved out your features
Resting in the fields far from the turbulent space
Half asleep neath the stars with a small dog licking your face
Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh Jokerman
Well the mafia man stalkin' the sick and the lame
Preacher man seeks the same, Who'll get there first is uncertain
Matchsticks and water cannons teargas, padlocks
Molotav cocktails and rocks, Behind every curtain
False-hearted judges dyin' in the webs that they spin
Only a matter of time til night comes steppin' in
Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh Jokerman
It's a shadowy world - skies are slippery grey
A woman just gave birth to a prince today, and dressed him in scarlet
He'll put the priest in his pocket - put the blade to the heat
Take the motherless children off the street, And place them at the feet of a harlot
Oh Jokerman you know what he wants
Oh Jokerman you don't show any response
Jokerman dance to the nightingale's tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh Jokerman