The King of Broadway (45 Edit)-The Hit Co.

[ti:The King of Broadway (45 Edit)] [ar:The Hit Co.] [al:Stage and Screen Favorites, Vol. 7] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The King of Broadway (45 Edit) - The Hit Co. (热歌公司) [00:04.66]I used to be the king, the king of old Broadway [00:11.72] [00:12.29]The best of ev'rything was mine to have each day [00:18.29] [00:21.69]I always had the biggest hits [00:24.40]The biggest bathrooms at the Ritz [00:26.21]My showgirls had the biggest tits! [00:27.90]I never was the pits in any way! [00:29.68] [00:30.32]We believe you, thousands wouldn't [00:32.57]We believe you, ev'ry word [00:35.55]We believe you, thousands couldn't [00:38.04] [00:38.61]We believe each word we've heard [00:41.07] [00:46.67]I used to be the king... [00:49.11]The King? [00:49.76] [00:50.68]The king of old Broadway... [00:53.50] [00:54.44]My praises they would sing [00:57.21] [00:57.85]A Ziegfeld so they'd say [01:01.67] [01:06.45]My shows were always filled with class [01:08.80]The best champagnes would fill my glass [01:10.50]My lap was filled with gorgeous ass [01:12.23]You couldn't call me crass in any way! [01:14.80]We believe you, thousands wouldn't [01:16.80]We believe you, ev'ry word [01:19.25] [01:19.83]We believe you, thousands couldn't [01:21.87] [01:22.71]We believe each word we've heard [01:25.09] [01:25.90]There was a time [01:28.03]When I was young and gay... [01:30.84]But straight [01:31.77]There was a time [01:32.92] [01:33.53]When I was bold [01:36.02] [01:36.97]There was a time [01:38.59] [01:39.41]When each and ev'ry play I touched [01:43.85] [01:44.85]Would turn to gold [01:48.78]There was a time [01:49.76] [01:51.00]He wore the finest clothes [01:53.48] [01:54.77]His shoes were always new [01:59.19] [01:59.99]Ahh! [02:00.76] [02:01.51]Now I wear a rented tux [02:06.08] [02:06.73]That's two weeks overdue! [02:10.32] [02:11.81]Poor Bialy, what a shmoozer [02:14.31]Poor Bialy, what a shame [02:17.40]Poor Bialy, what a loser [02:19.71] [02:20.23]Poor Bialy, goodbye fame [02:22.73] [02:24.03]Such reviews! How dare they insult me in this manner? [02:27.50]How quickly they forget. I am Max Bialystock! [02:29.24]The first producer ever to do summer stock in the winter! [02:33.32] [02:34.36]Once he was the king... [02:37.70]You've heard of Theatre in the Round? [02:39.47]You're looking at the man who invented Theatre in the Square! [02:42.50]Nobody had a good seat! [02:44.19]King of old Broadway [02:46.27]I've spent my entire life in the theater. [02:49.25]I was a protege of the great Boris Tomaschevski. [02:51.59] [02:52.78]Yes. He taught me everything I know. [02:55.68] [02:56.20]I'll never forget, he turned to me on his deathbed and said, [03:01.22]"Maxella, alle menschen muss zu machen, jeden tug a gentzen kachen!" [03:08.12]What does that mean? [03:09.08] [03:09.78]Who knows? I don't speak Yiddish. Strangely enough, neither did he. [03:15.09]But in my heart I knew what he was saying. [03:18.42]He was saying, when you're down and out, and everybody thinks you're finished, [03:21.66]That's the time to stand up on your two feet and shout, [03:26.10]"Who do you have to f**k to get a break in this town?!" [03:29.55]Yay! [03:30.59] [03:36.66]I used to be the king [03:58.77] [03:59.32]The king of old Broadway [04:01.59] [04:02.38]Again I will be king [04:04.51] [04:05.71]And be on top to stay [04:07.84]There'll be gala opening nights again [04:13.96]You'll see my name in lights again [04:16.30]I'll go from dark to brights again [04:18.82]My spirits high as kites again [04:20.45]I'll never suffer slights again [04:22.36]I'll taste those sweet delights again [04:23.67]No plethora of plights again [04:25.26]No blossoming of blights again [04:26.73]No frantic fits or frights again [04:28.19]Fame is in my sights again [04:29.71]I'll take those fancy flights again [04:31.21]I'm gonna scare the heights again [04:35.01] [04:35.95]Bialystock will never drop [04:39.58]Bialystock will never stop... [04:43.54] [04:44.10]Bialystock will be on top again [04:49.92]Fame is in his sights again [04:50.87]He'll take those fancy flights again [04:51.81]He's gonna scale the heights again [04:52.82]I'll be on top again, hey!