Early BeeGees Classic gem. This sketch is interpreted AcoustaTronically with all due respect to The Brothers Gibb. Love my BeeGees..... and this song is just one small - yet - prime reason why. I Started a Joke - Bee Gees I started a joke Which started the whole world crying But I didn't see That the joke was on me, oh no I started to cry Which started the whole world laughing Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me [Chorus ] I looked at the skies Running my hands over my eyes (And I) fell out of bed Hurting my head From things that I'd said 'Til I finally died Which started the whole world living Oh, if I'd only seen That the joke was on me….. That the joke was on me…Oh, Ohhh…….