Country Joe Mcdonald Entertainment Is My Business Lyrics

McDonald

I'm flyin' in a silver bird zoom across the sky
Lookin' out the window it surely flyin' high.
Had to leave this morning to go and play and to sing,
So glad to be here — watch me do my thing.
Entertainment is my business, I want you to know
That I'm tryin to be a success, to give you a very fine show.
If you think you're ready, if you think you can,
Won't you get yourselves together now,
Let me hear you clap your hands!
Are you ready ? Yeah!
Are you ready ? Yeah!
Are you ready ? Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey!
I traveled to Chicago, I went to Memphis, too,
Saw Mr. B.B. King — learned to play the blues.
Went to Detroit City just to get the Who
I come to play the hoedown just to play for you.
Entertainment is my business, I want you to know
That I'm tryin to be a success, to give you a very fine show.
If you think you're ready, if you think you can,
Won't you get yourselves together now,
Let me hear you clap your hands! Come on! Hey!
Are you ready ? Yeah!
Are you ready ? Yeah!
Are you ready ? Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah,
Hey!
I'm flyin' in a silver bird zoom across the sky,
Lookin' out the window it surely flyin' high.
Had to leave this morning to go and play and to sing,
So glad to be here — watch me do my thing.
Entertainment is my business, I want you to know
That I'm tryin to be a success, to give you a very fine show.
If you think you're ready, if you think you can,
Won't you get yourselves together one last time,
Let me hear you clap your hands!
Hey!
Are you ready ? Yeah!
Are you ready ? Yeah!
Are you ready ? Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey!
Right, thank you. Er, we're recording this tonight you know for a record, so... if there's anything you wanna say just... blurt it right out.
Balls!
Good, that's good, man... anything else you wanna say or is that it ? ... Is that it ?