[Mack] Heartbreak and passion May both be in fashion But I wanna make the world laugh Let others do drama of sin and disgrace While I throw a fish in the heroine's face To keep them in stitches I burn the star's britches And saw cousin Sally in half Let Mister Griffith deal with humanity's woes I'd rather film the guy with the fly on his nose My goal and my mission My burning ambition Is ... I wanna make the world laugh! Some have a leaning For dark hidden meaning But I wanna make the world laugh Let other directors film tragic romance But I like a hero with ants in his pants Nothing I've found is As sweet as that sound is The music that fattens the calf My great new plot is not about tyranny's lash It deals with itching powder and Papa's mustache The curse I've been blessed with Completely possessed with Is ... I wanna make the world laugh! This curse I've been blessed with Completely possessed with Is ... I wanna make the world laugh!