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, 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
Nowhere could you have
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 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
If you tell me it's so
Traveling through the country is so thrilling
Standing out in front on opening nights
Smiling as you watch the benches filling
And see a 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