There's no business, like show business, like no business I know. Everything about it is appealing. Everything that traffic will allow. Nowhere could you get that special feeling, when you are stealing that second bow.There's no people, like show people, they smile when they are low. Yesterday they told you that you won't go far, then that night you open, and there you are. Next day on your dressing room they've put a star. Let's go on with the show.
The cowboys, the wrestlers, the tumblers, the clowns, the roust abouts that move the show at dawn. The music, the spotlights, the people, the towns. your baggage with the labels pasted on. The sawdust and the horses and the smell. The towels you've taken from the last hotel.
There's no business like show business, like no business I know. You get word before the show has started, that your favorite uncle died at dawn. Top of that your Ma and Pa have parted. You're broken hearted. But you go on.
There's no people like show people. They don;t run out the door. Angels come from everywhere with lots of jack. And when you lose it, there's no attack. Where could you getmoney that you don't get back. Let's go on with the show.
The costumes, the scenery, the makeup, the props. the audience that lifts you when you're down. The headaches, the heartaches, the backaches, the flops, the sheriff you escorts you out of town. The opening when your heart beats like a drum, the closing when the customers won't come.
There's no business, like show business, like no business I know. Everything about it is appealing. Everything that traffic will allow. Nowhere could you get that special feeling, when you are stealing that second bow.
There's no people like show people, they smile when they are low. Even with a turkey that you know will fall, you may be stranded out in the cold. Still you wouldn't change it for a sack of gold. Let's go on with the show. Let's go on with the show!
