The King of Broadway-The Hit Co.

[ti:The King of Broadway] [ar:The Hit Co.] [al:Stage and Screen Favorites, Vol. 7] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The King of Broadway - The Hit Co. (热歌公司) [00:04.73]I used to be the king, the king of old Broadway [00:11.37] [00:12.15]The best of ev'rything was mine to have each day [00:17.53] [00:21.67]I always had the biggest hits [00:24.36]The biggest bathrooms at the Ritz [00:25.84]My showgirls had the biggest tits! [00:27.10]I never was the pits in any way! [00:29.42]We believe you, thousands wouldn't [00:32.57]We believe you, ev'ry word [00:35.53]We believe you, thousands couldn't [00:38.62]We believe each word we've heard [00:41.06] [00:46.65]I used to be the king... [00:49.61]The King? [00:50.06] [00:50.59]The king of old Broadway... [00:53.47]It's good to be the king! [00:55.39]My praises they would sing [00:57.07]A Ziegfeld so they'd say [01:01.95] [01:06.50]My shows were always filled with class [01:08.66]The best champagnes would fill my glass [01:10.46]My lap was filled with gorgeous ass [01:12.21]You couldn't call me crass in any way! [01:14.53]We believe you, thousands wouldn't [01:16.83]We believe you, ev'ry word [01:19.70]We believe you, thousands couldn't [01:22.71]We believe each word we've heard [01:25.15] [01:25.95]There was a time [01:28.01]When I was young and gay... [01:30.87]But straight [01:31.74]There was a time [01:33.61]When I was bold [01:35.83] [01:37.02]There was a time [01:39.28]When each and ev'ry play I touched [01:43.79] [01:44.81]Would turn to gold [01:48.88]There was a time [01:50.25] [01:50.96]He wore the finest clothes [01:54.06] [01:54.85]His shoes were always new [02:00.06]Ahh! [02:01.31] [02:03.40]Now I wear a rented tux [02:06.70]That's two weeks overdue! [02:11.32] [02:12.27]Poor Bialy, what a shmoozer [02:14.36]Poor Bialy, what a shame [02:17.32]Poor Bialy, what a loser [02:20.34]Poor Bialy, goodbye fame [02:22.83] [02:24.05]Such reviews! How dare they insult me in this manner? [02:27.44]How quickly they forget. I am Max Bialystock! [02:30.34]The first producer ever to do summer stock in the winter! [02:33.26] [02:34.37]Once he was the king... [02:36.52] [02:37.42]You've heard of Theatre in the Round? [02:39.52]You're looking at the man who invented Theatre in the Square! [02:41.59] [02:42.59]Nobody had a good seat! [02:44.24]King of old Broadway [02:46.18]I've spent my entire life in the theater. [02:49.15]I was a protege of the great Boris Tomaschevski. [02:51.55] [02:52.74]Yes. He taught me everything I know. [02:55.55] [02:56.17]I'll never forget, he turned to me on his deathbed and said, [03:01.14]"Maxella, alle menschen muss zu machen, jeden tug a gentzen kachen!" [03:07.76]What does that mean? [03:09.18] [03:09.74]Who knows? I don't speak Yiddish. Strangely enough, neither did he. [03:15.13]But in my heart I knew what he was saying. [03:17.89] [03:18.55]He was saying, when you're down and out, and everybody thinks you're finished, [03:21.43]That's the time to stand up on your two feet and shout, [03:26.18]"Who do you have to f**k to get a break in this town?!" [03:29.08]Yay! [03:29.79] [03:42.86]I used to be the king [04:05.06] [04:05.58]The king of old Broadway [04:07.45] [04:08.35]Again I will be king [04:11.19]And be on top to stay [04:13.76]There'll be gala opening nights again [04:19.92]You'll see my name in lights again [04:22.27]I'll go from dark to brights again [04:24.58]My spirits high as kites again [04:26.51]I'll never suffer slights again [04:28.37]I'll taste those sweet delights again [04:29.84]No plethora of plights again [04:31.33]No blossoming of blights again [04:32.77]No frantic fits or frights again [04:34.28]Fame is in my sights again [04:35.73]I'll take those fancy flights again [04:37.25]I'm gonna scare the heights again [04:42.00]Bialystock will never drop [04:45.63]Bialystock will never stop... [04:49.79]Bialystock will be on top again [04:55.62]Fame is in his sights again [04:56.72]He'll take those fancy flights again [04:57.57]He's gonna scale the heights again [04:58.55]I'll be on top again, hey!