There’s No Business Like Show Business

Lyrics

(Song) [FRANK] There's no business Like show business Like no business I know Everything about it is appealing Everything that 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 smile when they are low Yesterday they told you You would not go far That night you folded And there you are Next day on dressing room they hung a star Let's go on with the show (Spoken) [BILL] Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, I am Colonel Buffalo Bill Cody, the owner and founder of the most famous Wild West show on Earth. You are now going to see my own personal version of the tempestuous, boisterous, and romantic story of Annie Oakley and Frank Butler And here's our handsome and dashing leading man, Mister Frank Butler! (Song) [FRANK] There's no business Like show business Like no business I know I am worried using half the night up Waiting till the morning papers came What a moment when your face would light up To see the write up And find your name (Spoken) [BILL] Here's Frank Butler's fearless assistant, the lovely Miss Dolly Tate! (Song) [DOLLY] The costumes, the scenery, the makeup, the props The audience that miss you when you're down The headaches, the heartaches, the backaches, the flops The sheriff who escorts you out of town They all win when your heart beats like a drum [FRANK] The closing when the customers don't come [ALL] There's no business Like show business Like no business I know Everything outside decides to shake up When your picture in the news appears And the morning when you wake up With gobs of makeup Behind your ears 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 Wait until you get money that you don't give back Let's go on with the show (Spoken) [BILL] Ladies and gentlemen, the heart-stopping knife-throwing team of Keeler and Tate! (Song) [TOMMY] There's no business Like show business [WINNIE] If you tell me it's so [ALL] There's no business Like show business There's no business Like show business There's no business Like show There's no business Like show business Like no business I know Trav'ling through the country is so thrilling Standing out in front on opening night 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 of gold Let's go on with the show Let's go on with the show