Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I'm just a practical kind of joker, just a joker
Hey!...
Do you remember the time I tied your shoelaces together
And you tripped over and fell flat on your face and how we all laughed?
Ha-ha-hey!
[chorus 1:]
I don't believe in doing things by halves,
People think I'm crazy, but I'm really daft
I'll do anything to get a laugh
Daytime - nighttime - yeah I'm - practical joker. whoo-ooh!
I'll pull your leg if you pull mine
I'll laugh at your jokes if you laugh at mine
Ha-ha-ha...
[chorus 2:]
I do believe in my bag of tricks
I'll do anything to get my kicks
Everybody in laughing fits
Daytime - nighttime - yeah I'm - practical joker
Nin-nin-nin..... whoo-ooh
Come on now, join in, come on
Nin-nin-nin..... whoo-ooh
I'll scratch your back if you scratch back
I'll climb your tree if you climb mine
Ha-ha-ha...
Hey-hey! ok whose the wise guy?
I'm just a practical kind of joker, just a joker
I'm just a practical kind of joker, regular bloke yeah
Ha-ha-ha... whoo-ooh
Hey killjoy!
Do you remember the time your cigarette stuck in the gap
In your front teeth and I put it out
With the fire extinguisher and a cup of hot coffee?
Hey-hey! come on now
Nin-nin-nin... whoo-ooh
Daytime - nighttime - yeah I'm - Practical Joker
Daytime - nighttime - yeah I'm - Practical Joker
Hey!...
Do you remember the time I tied your shoelaces together
And you tripped over and fell flat on your face and how we all laughed?
Ha-ha-hey!
[chorus 1:]
I don't believe in doing things by halves,
People think I'm crazy, but I'm really daft
I'll do anything to get a laugh
Daytime - nighttime - yeah I'm - practical joker. whoo-ooh!
I'll pull your leg if you pull mine
I'll laugh at your jokes if you laugh at mine
Ha-ha-ha...
[chorus 2:]
I do believe in my bag of tricks
I'll do anything to get my kicks
Everybody in laughing fits
Daytime - nighttime - yeah I'm - practical joker
Nin-nin-nin..... whoo-ooh
Come on now, join in, come on
Nin-nin-nin..... whoo-ooh
I'll scratch your back if you scratch back
I'll climb your tree if you climb mine
Ha-ha-ha...
Hey-hey! ok whose the wise guy?
I'm just a practical kind of joker, just a joker
I'm just a practical kind of joker, regular bloke yeah
Ha-ha-ha... whoo-ooh
Hey killjoy!
Do you remember the time your cigarette stuck in the gap
In your front teeth and I put it out
With the fire extinguisher and a cup of hot coffee?
Hey-hey! come on now
Nin-nin-nin... whoo-ooh
Daytime - nighttime - yeah I'm - Practical Joker
Daytime - nighttime - yeah I'm - Practical Joker
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Practical Joker Lyrics as written by Philip Raymond Judd
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