The costumes, the scenery, the makeup, the props
 The audience that lifts you when you're down

 WOMEN'S CHORUS:
 The headaches, the heartaches, the backaches, the flops
 The sheriff who escorts you out of town

 MEN'S CHORUS:
 The opening when your heart beats like a drum

 WOMEN'S CHORUS:
 The closing when the customers won't come

 ALLS:
 There's no business like show business
 Like no business I know

 MEN'S CHORUS:
 Everything about it is appealing

 WOMEN'S CHORUS:
 Everything the traffic will allow

 MEN'S CHORUS:
 No where could you have that happy feeling

 ALLL:
 When you aren't stealing that extra bow
 There's no people like show people
 They smile when they are low

 MEN'S CHORUS:
 Yesterday they told you you would not go far

 WOMEN'S CHORUS:
 That night you opened and there you are

 MEN'S CHORUS:
 Next day on your dressing room they've hung a star

 ALL:
 Let's go on with the show

 MEN'S CHORUS:
 The cowboys, the wrestlers, the tumblers, the clowns
 The roustabouts that move the show at dawn

 WOMEN'S CHORUS:
 The music, the spotlights, the people, the towns
 Your baggage with the labels pasted on

 MEN'S CHORUS:
 The sawdust and the horses and the smell

 WOMEN'S CHORUS:
 The towel you've taken from the last hotel

 ALL:
 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 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!
 The show!
 The show