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The King of Broadway
The 100 Songs Allstars
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I used to be the king
The King of Old Broadway
The best of everything
Was mine to have each day
I always had the biggest hits
The biggest bathrooms at the Ritz
My showgirls had the biggest tits
I never was the pits in any way
We believe you
Thousands wouldn't
We believe you
Every word
We believe you
Thousands couldn't
We believe each word we've heard
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I used to be the king
The king?
The King of Old Broadway
It's good to be the king
My praises they would sing
"Zi g'felder," so they'd say
My shows were always filled with class
The best champagne would fill my glass
My life was filled with gorgeous ass
You couldn't call me crass in any way
We believe you
Thousands wouldn't
We believe you
Every word
We believe you
Thousands couldn't
We believe each word we've heard
There was a time when I was young and gay
But straight
There was a time when I was bold
There was a time when each and every play
I touched would turn to gold
There was a time before the fires closed
His shoes were always new
Now I wear a rented tux
That's two weeks overdue
Poor Bialy, what a schmoozer
Poor Bialy, such a shame
Poor Bialy, what a loser
Poor Bialy, goodbye fame
Such reviews! How dare they insult me in this manner?
How quickly they forget, I am Max Bialystock, the
First producer ever to do summer stock in the winter
Twenty years, the king
You've heard of theatre in the round? You're looking at the
Man who invented theatre in the square. Nobody had a good seat!
King of Old Broadway
I spent my entire life in the theatre
I was a protege of the great Boris Tamashevsky
Oooh!
Yes, he taught me everything I know. I'll never forget, he
Turned to me on his deathbed and said, "Maxilla, alle menschen
Mussen machen herden tuge gatsen kachen pishen pipi kachen."
What does that mean?
Who knows? I don't speak Yiddish. Strangely enough, neither
Did he. But in my heart I knew what he was saying. He was
Saying, when you're down and out, and everybody thinks you're
Finished, that's the time to stand up on your two feet and
Shout, "Who do you have to fuck to get a break in this town?"
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