Take a kid who can't sing
A song with a zing
That makes a whole audience glow
And some dancers and tights
Some costumes and lights
And what do you know
You've a show

A comic whose nose
Is red as a rose
Whose tie can revolve on it's bow
He'll dance and he'll clown
And then he'll fall down
And what do you know
You've a show

One moment your going beserkin'
It's one of those terrible days
Next moment the magic is working
And that's show business
To coin a phrase

Some girls and some guys
With stars in their eyes
A spirit of get up and go
A curtain will rise
And to our surprise
And what do you know
We've a show

"Alright quiet on stage, overtures and beginners please. get ready for your cue's, house lights down. Okay lights"

Have a smile for everyone you meet
And the will have a smile for you
Every mile along a busy street
Is built with what you do

Each tomorrow brings
New so and so
Which volunteers
The things you do

So have a smile for everyone you meet
And they will have a smile for you

"And now a little recitation entitled she was only..."
"I say, I say, I say"
"Kindly don't interupt while I am entertaining the people"
"I've just been playing cards with some Africans"
"Oh really, Zulu's"
"No, I won five pounds actually"

Tinkle, tinkle, tinkle
What is the ring of sprinkle
Tie a little bell to your dancing shoes
And the sun will shine

"I say do you know what a mountain calls a jump"
"I don't know what does and mountain call a jump"
"Hi Cliff"

He's very well known is Algy
To the ladies on the stage
Such a jolly good chap is Algy
Just now he's all the rage

I'm a jolly big favourite, Algy
With the barmaids at the 'Cri'
He's very well known is Algy
As the Piccadilly Johnny with the little glass eye

Ginger, Ginger
They all know Captain Ginger
Jolly old pot, oh gee up
Ninety five percent what, what
I love the ladies, not one of them would I injure
All the girlies go for gin
Gin, Gin, Gin, Gin, Ginger

Right, left
Right, left

Joshua, Joshua
Why don't you call and see Mama
She'll be pleased to know
You are my best beau
Joshua, Joshua
Nicer than lemon squash you are
Yes by gosh you are
Joshu-oshua

Where did you get that hat
Where did you get that tile
Isn't it a nobby one
And just the proper style
I should like to have one
Just the same as that
Where e'er I go they shout
Hello! where did you get that hat

"I say there's man outside the door with a dog called Freddie"
"What's the mans name?"

"I say have you noticed our Ankles"
"They never leave our feet"

"Fred Astair gave us this step"
"He sure wanted to get rid of it"

"Shall we dance"
"It'll make a change"

A poor kitchen maid, a love that's unpaid
There's a ball and she's longing to go
A fairy spell, a prince charming as well
And what do you know
You got a show

Two families fight and then some dark night
Juliet meets Romeo
Add some dancers and slide to the west side
And what do you know
You got a show

One moment your going beserkin'
It's one of those terrible days
Next moment the magic is working
And that's show business
To coin a phrase

So strike up the band, the feeling is grand
As into adventure we go
A curtain will rise and to our surprise
Well what do you know
We got a

Well what do you know
We got a

What do you know
We got a

What do you know
He's got a
Crying, walking, sleeping, talking
Livin' Doll

We got a great and glorious
A agrorious
What do you know
We got a show.