There's No Business Like Show Business
Smith, Emma
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There's no people like show people
They smile when they are low
Yesterday they told you, you would not go far
The night you opened and there you are
Next day on your dressing room they've hung a star
Let's go on
With the costumes, the sceneries, the make-up, the props
The audience that lifts you when you're down
The heartaches, the headaches, the backaches, the flops
The copper who escorts you out of town
The opening when your heart beats like a drum
The closing when the audience won't come
There's no business like show business
Like no business I know
Everything about it is appealing
Everything the traffic will allow
Nowhere can you get that happy feeling
When you are stealing that extra bow
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 all, there is no attack
Where can you get money that you don't give back?
Let's go on
With the cowboys, the wrestlers, the tumblers, the clowns
The roundabouts that move the show at dawn
The music, the spotlight, the people, the towns
The baggage with your label pasted on
The Chandon and the cigarettes that smell
The towel 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
On top of that your mom and dad have parted
You're broken-hearted, but you go on
There's no people like show people
They smile when they are low
Yesterday they told you, you would not go far
Then your show opens and there you are
Next day on your dressing room they've hung a star
There's no business, I know
There's no, no business like show business I know