"Show Business" — from the Australian High Voltage album (1974). An early wry observation on the music industry.
You learn to sing
You learn to play
Why don't the businessman
Ever learn to pay
Chorus:
That's show business
Show bizness
Show bizness
That's the way it goes
You play in halls
You play in bars
You're climbin' walls
Chasin' stars
Chorus
You pay the men
You pay your dues
When it's all gone
You sing the blues
Chorus
You wanna roll
You wanna rock
But you find it hard
If your guitar's in hock
Chorus
We smoke our butts
They smoke cigars
We drown in debt
They drown in bars
Chorus
You pull a chick
Take her home
No use, man
You're worn out to the bone
Chorus
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- From the Australian version of High Voltage (1974/1975). One of their earliest recordings, already displaying Bon Scott's sardonic take on the entertainment industry.