Babes on Broadway

Lyrics

[ENSEMBLE] We're babes on Broadway We're goin' places When our new faces Appear It's a wonderful street for babes like us to be on We're here because we want our names in neon We left Topeka We left Eureka We came to seek a Career Oh, we're milkin' applause instead of milkin' a cow 'Cause we're babes on Broadway now [ANNOUNCER, spoken] Hear ye, hear ye Ladies and gentlemen This station has the honor to present A weekly report on the New York scene By Alexander Woolcott, the Town Crier [ALEXANDER WOOLCOTT, spoken] This is Woolcott speaking This evening, instead of reporting to you On the new plays along Broadway I want to saw a word about the swarm of young hopefuls Who arrive in New York each year Determined to make good on the stage if it takes a leg I have here over a thousand letters from such young people Asking what to do, where to start Every one of these people thinks that he has more talent Than ninety percent of the actors on Broadway Broadway—they call it the Great White Way But it shines with a radiance no electrical company can inspire It comes from the lights of you One word of advice: take what you can get Grab the chances as they come along Act in hallways, sing in doorways And if you have to, dance in cellars [TOMMY, spoken] Hello everybody, how do you do? We're gonna do a song and a dance, and all for you Never seen a better crowd in any place We just wanna see you have a smile on your face So here comes our bag of tricks We turn on the show Drop the nickel in, Nicky And here we go!