There's you standing on the swing bridge

I'm the captain on the ship below

But at six o'clock I'll get a taxi on the dock

And be an actor in a T.V. show

Well the crew don't know

And you don't know

And I don't think you should

You'd be scared to be standing there

And the crew'd jump ship for good.



Moonlightin' that's the thing for me

Moonlightin' don't allow no sleep

Well there's no business like show business

And sailin' on the roving sea.



Maybe I'm partly crazy

Maybe I'm partly cat

I figure if one life is good

More lives must be better than that

I'm the captain of a ship

I can write a script

I'm an actor when the work comes

And any actor in Canada

Ought to have more jobs than one.



Moonlightin' that's the thing for me

Moonlightin' don't allow no sleep

Well there's no business like show business

And sailin' on the roving sea.



Sometimes I wonder what's comin'

I wonder what's down the line

Maybe I'll be rich and famous

But it likely wouldn't change my mind

I do love to drive those freighters

And I do love those bright lights

Hope the next show ain't no turkey

And I stay off the rocks tonight



Moonlightin' that's the thing for me

Moonlightin' don't allow no sleep

Well there's no business like show business

And sailin' on the roving sea