There's No Business Like Show Business

The cowboys, the wrestlers, the tumblers, the clowns
The roustabouts that move the show at dawn
The music, the spotlights, the people, the towns
Your packages, with the labels pasted on
The sawdust and the horses and the smell
The towel you've taken from the last hotel

There's no business like show business, like no business I know
Everything about it is appealing
Everything the traffic will allow
No where could you have that happy feeling
When you aren't stealing that extra bow

There's no people like show people they smile when they are low
Yesterday, they told you you would not go far
That night you opened and there you are
Next day on your dressing room they've hung a star
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 who 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
You get word before the show has started
That your favorite uncle died at dawn
On 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 of dough
Angels come from everywhere with lots of Jack
And when you lose it, there's no attack
Where could you get money that you don't give back?
Let's go on with the show!

There's no business like show business if you tell me it's so
Traveling through 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 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 o' gold
Let's go on with the show; let's go on with the show!