Cant Stop The Show Lyrics by Stan Ridgway

Cant Stop The Show Lyrics

    There's a man in a booth with a quarter in there
    And a girl out on the runway with peroxide in her hair
    Move 'em in quick, they pay out
    And then they just sit there and stare

    Now drink that drink and smoke that smoke
    Old mister johnson turns blue and starts to choke
    Somebody slap him on the back


    Now the curtains go up
    And both lights go on
    And betsy's out there in her birthday suit
    Spinnin' her baton


    Chorus:
    And they don't know what we know
    Nobody knows what we know
    (and) no matter what they try to do
    They can't stop the show



    Now, girls, i'm proud of every one of you
    Cass, spit out your gum, it don't look good when you chew
    And i've told you time and time before
    You're a showgirl, not a whore
    Jack, pick up the phone, is it those jerks again?
    You'd think they'd know by now that these girls just dance and grin
    Just good clean entertainment
    We don't handle no tricky-business in here


    The curtains go up
    And both lights go on
    And betsy's in her birthday suit
    Spinnin' her baton
    But i think she did it better last year
    Before her boyfriend broke her arm


    Chorus:
    And they don't know what we know
    Nobody knows what we know
    And no matter what they try to do
    They can't stop the show repeat four more times

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