There's no business
like show business
like no business
I know
Everything about
it is appealing
Everything the traffic
will allow
Nowhere could you
get that happy feeling
When you are stealing
that extra bow
There's no people
like show people
They smile when
they are low
Even with a turkey
that you know will fold
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
The costumes
the scenery,
the make-up,
the props
The audience that lifts
you when you're down
The headaches,
the heartaches,
the backaches,
the flops
The sheriff that 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
If you tell me it's so
Travelling the country
is so thrilling
Standing out in front
on opening nights
Smiling as you watch
the benches filling
And see your billing
up there in lights
There's no people
like show people
They don't
run out of dough
Yesterday they told you
you would not go far
That night you open
and there you are
Next day on your
dressing room
they've hung a star
Let's go
Let's go
Let's go on
with the show