PERRI THE HOBO: “Mom! Can I come home? Don’t leave me in P-town!”

PERRI VOICE OVER: “Good, bad, or indifferent, I try to make then smile. Some people don’t have a sense of humor.”

Reporter BILL SHIELDS VOICE OVER: To kids, he’s nothing short of a Pied Piper with balloons. But to some adults in Provincetown, Perri the clown is the antithesis of funny. Some say his brand of humor is offensive.

PERRI:  “Having a bad hair day?”

BILL SHIELDS VOICE OVER: Oh, she didn’t like that! And this being Provincetown, Perri has no shortage of targets. (Perri walks behind and mocks a seemingly gay passerby)

BILL SHIELDS VOICE OVER: But no sooner than he offends, then Perri turns around and brings a smile to another face.

PERRI:  “I’m doing what God told me to do, so…”

BILL SHIELDS VOICE OVER: So you think people are just a little too thin-skinned?

PERRI:  “Yep. They’re a bunch of fuddy-duds. The ones that complain. There’s a certain element of the world that looks for reasons to complain about somebody.”

PUB WORKER WITH BRITISH ACCENT: The comments as far as I can see, are just what people think. I mean, he doesn’t do any harm. He’s out there. The kids love him.

PERRI: “Didn’t nobody ever teach you how to put your clothes on. The arms go in the sleeves.”

GREG: “The annoying whistling. I mean, it’s just on and on and on…”

BILL SHIELDS VOICE OVER: But soon Perri will be headed back to New Orleans.

PERRI VOICE OVER: “If they think I’m bad… we’ve got some rednecks down there…”

BILL SHIELDS: Perri has now left Provincetown, but he hasn’t gone back to New Orleans yet. For the next month he’ll either be here in Harvard Square or the Boston Common. That way you’ll know how to find him… or how to avoid him. In Harvard Square, I’m Bill Shields WBZ4 News.