[Verse 1: MOLLY, TERENCE, STEVE, KATY & TIM]
Come on and hear, come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Come on and hear, come on and hear
It's the best band in the land
And if you care to hear the Swanee River
Played in ragtime
Come on and hear, come on and hear
Alexander's Ragtime
That raggy beat gets in your feet
Come on and meet
Alexander's Ragtime Band

[Chorus]
The cowboys, the tumblers, the wrestlers, the clowns
The roustabouts who move the show at dawn
The music, the spotlight, the people, the towns
You're standing out in front
On opening night
And there's your billing
Right 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
You go on with the show
There's no business like show business
Like no business I know
Everything about it is appealing
Everything the traffic will allow
Nowhere can you get
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 open
And there you are
Next day on your dressing room
They've hung a star
Let's go on with the show
There's no business like show business
Let's go on with the show!