The cowboys the wrestlers the tumblers the clowns

The roustabouts that move the show at dawn

The music the spotlights the people the towns

Your baggage with the labels pasted on

The sawdust and the horses and the smell

The towel you've taken from the last hotel

There's no business like show business

Like no business I know

Everything about it is appealing

Everything the traffic will allow

No where could you have that happy feeling

When you aren't 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 opened and there you are

Next day on your dressing room they've hung a star

Let's go on with the show

The costumes the scenery the makeup the props

The audience that lifts you when you're down

The headaches the heartaches the backaches the flops

The sheriff who escorts you out of town

The opening when your heart beats like a drum

The closing when the customers won't come

There's no business like show business

You tell me so

Traveling through the country is so thrilling

Standing out in front on opening nights

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 trade it for a sack o' gold

Let's go on with the show

Let's go on with the show

There's No Business Like Show Business - Howard Keel