There's No Business Like Show Business

Theres no business like show business
Like no business I know
Everything about it is appealing
Everything that traffic will allow
No where could you get that happy feeling
When you are stealing that extra bow
Theres 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 wouldnt change it for a sack of gold
Lets go on with the show
The butcher, the baker, the grocer, the clerk
Are secretly unhappy men because
The butcher, the baker, the grocer, the clerk
Get paid for what they do but no applause
Theyd gladly bid their deary jobs
Goodbye for anything theatrical and why?
Theres no business like show business
And I tell you its so
Traveling through the country is so thrilling
Standing out in front on opening nights
Smiling as you watch the theater filling
And theres your billing out there in lights
Theres no people like show people
They smile when they are low
Angels come from everywhere with lots of jack
And when you lose it theres no attack
Where could you get money that you dont give back?
Lets go on with the show
Theres 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 pa and ma have parted
Youre broken-hearted, but you go on
Theres no people like show people
They smile when they are low
Yesterday they told you, you would not go far
That night you open and there you are
Next day on your dressing room theyve hung a star
Lets go on with the show