The cost umes t he scenery the make -up the props
the audi ence that l ifts you when you're do wn.
The headac hes the hear taches th e backaches the f lops
the sheriff who escor ts you out of town.
Ehe openin g when your heart beats like a dr um
the closin g when the c ustomers don't c ome.
There's no busi ness like show business like no business I k now
ev erything about it is app ealing eve rything that traffic will all ow
no where could you have that happy fee ling
when you are steal ing that extra bow.
There's no peop le like show people they s mile when they are low
e ven with a turk ey that you k now will fo ld
you may be stranded out i n the cold
s till you wouldn't ch ange it for a sack of gol d
let's go on w ith the sho w.
The butcher the bake r the gro cer the cl erk
are secretly unhappy men becaus e
the butc her the ba ker the grocer the cl erk
get paid for what t hey do but no applaus e.
They'd gladly bid t heir dreary jobs goodby e
for anything theat rical and wh y?
There's no b usiness like show business a nd you tell me it's so
tra veling through the country is so thrilli ng
stan ding out in front on opening nigh ts
smili ng as you watch the theater fil ling
and there's your billing out there in lights.
There's no peop le like show people they s mile when they are l ow
a ngels come from eve rywhere with l ots of ja ck
and whe n you lose i t there's no at tack
where could you get mo ney that yo u don't give ba ck?
Let's go on wi th the show !
There's no bus iness like sh ow business like no business I kn ow
yo u get word before the show has star ted
that your favorite uncle died at daw n
to p of that your pa and ma have p arted
you'r e broken-hearted but you go on.
There's no peop le like sho w people they sm ile when they are l ow
yes terday they told you you would no t go fa r
that ni ght you open and there you are .
Nex t day on your dressing ro om they'v e hung a sta r
let's go on w ith the show !
