The Show Must Go On

written by

Leo Sayer and

David Alexander

Courtney - as recorded by

Three Dog

Night (released March 16, 1974) - entered the

Billboard

Top 40 the week of

April 13, 1974 and stayed for 12 weeks, peaking at #4 the week of

May 25, 1974.

Baby, although

I chose this lonely life

It seems it's stranglin' me now

All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic car

They're all laughin' at the lie

Oh, I've been used

Ooo-oo-oo-oo (used)'

I've been a fool

Oh, what a fool

I broke all the rules

Oh, yeah But

I must let the show go on

Baby, there's an enormous crowd of people

They're all after my blood

I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theatre

Let me out, let me out

Oh, I'm so blind

Oh, I'm blind

I wasted time

Wasted, wasted, wasted time

Walkin' on the wire, high wire

But I must let the show go on ----- instrumental break -----

Oh, I'm so blind

Oh, I'm blind

I wasted time

Wasted, wasted, all too much time

Walkin' on the wire, high wire

But I must let the show go on

Baby, I wish you'd help me escape

Help me get away

Leave me outside my address

Far away from this masquerade '

Cause I've been blind

Oh, so blind

I wasted time

Wasted, wasted, all too much time

Walkin' on the wire, high wire

But I must let the show go..

I must let the show go..

I must let the show go on