Pink Floyd – The Show Must Go On

Know something about this song or lyrics? Add it to our wiki.
Send "The Show Must Go On" Ringtone to Cell

Ooooh, Ma, Oooh Pa
Must the show go on?
Ooooh, Pa. Take me home
Ooooh, Ma. Let me go

There must be some mistake
I didn't mean to let them
Take away my soul.
Am I too old, is it too late?

Ooooh, Ma, Ooooh Pa,
Where has the feeling gone?
Ooooh, Ma, Ooooh Pa,
Will I remember the songs?
The show must go on.

Send "The Show Must Go On" Ringtone to Cell


Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae

Track duration: 01:35

"The Show Must Go On" as written by Roger Waters

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing

Lyrics powered by LyricFind


The Show Must Go On song meanings
Add your thoughts

11 Comments

sort form View by:
  • 0
    General Comment:Never mind the deeper meanings. How many of you, the first time you heard this, thought to yourselves, "I had no idea they could harmonize so well?"
    Flag dpeters157on March 19, 2013   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:strange, I'm looking at my parents' vinyls (both, I've got two) and the lyric sheets say:

    "does the show have to go on
    do I have to stand up
    wild eyed in the spotlight
    what a nightmare why?!"

    but I don't hear it.... was it a mistake?

    here's a pic: i1155.photobucket.com/albums/p551/fiction1228/Snapbucket/…
    Flag oXguitarchickXoon January 17, 2013   Link
    • 1 Reply
  • 0
    General Comment:On his The Wall Live tour, Roger Waters has re-inserted the original first verse:

    OOOOOOH
    AAAAHHH

    Must the Show go on?
    OOOOH Ma
    Take me home (3 times)
    OOOOH Pa
    Let me go (3 times)
    Do I have to stand up, wild eyed in the spotlight?
    What a nightmare, why don't I turn and run? (turn and run)
    OOOOH Ma
    Take me home (3 times)
    OOOOH Pa
    Let me go (3 times)

    Then on to the:
    It was just a mistake...
    Flag hakimikeon June 19, 2012   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion:You get a very strong sense of weariness and regret from this song. In some point in your life you are tired of putting on mask for the sake of outer world. You are tired and washed out and all you want to do is go home (not ment as physical place but more as a concept, a place where you are safe and free of all the worries of the hostile enviroment out there)
    Flag Turtle1631991on January 25, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This song is also a reference to the music industry

    Pink realizes that he gave up every chance of a real life by abandoning his education
    And resolves that he has just become a show for his managers
    Flag Existentiatoron November 07, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Parts of this reminds me of "I am the Walrus"
    Flag crashkaboomon May 31, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This is a really good song. I dont like the wall at all but the ehhh...harmoinizing voices reminds me of beach boys or soemthin are very pleasant and easy to listen to...where has the feeling gone?, gives me chills. Good line.
    Flag JuliaDreameron October 29, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I fucking love this, one of my favourite things off The Wall!
    Flag wow thats awesomeon October 22, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Throughout the last few songs he has doubts about the Wall, and they are embodied here. However, at the end he resolves he has to continue inside the wall, and destroy everything outside it. This begins with In The Flesh, until he becomes of his real self in Waiting For The Worms. He is afraid though, and equates his true self (the worms) with Nazis.
    Flag whapcapnon May 11, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Iamexpirienced is correct, I like this little short song although it's not in the movie.
    Flag TheTrialon December 27, 2004   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

Back to top
explain