Fake Your Way To The Top Songtext

von Dreamgirls

JIMMY EARLY
Thirteen years of solid gold platters
Rising cost and cocktail chatter
Fat deejays, stereophonic sound
The game of hits goes 'round and around
But you can fake your way to the top

CURTIS
'Round and around,
Try that part baby

LORRELL
'Round and around!

JIMMY EARLY
Fake your way to the top

DEENA
'Round and around!

CURTIS (Spoken)
You fit right in there sweetheart!

JIMMY EARLY
You can fake your way to the top

EFFIE
'Round and around!

CURTIS (Spoken)
I knew you'd have it baby!

JIMMY EARLY
And it's always real, so real

DREAMETTES
Always so real

JIMMY EARLY
Yeah, when you're comin' down!

ANNOUNCER (Spoken)
Ladies and Gentleman, the wildest man in show business, Jimmy "Thunder" Early!

JIMMY EARLY
Oh, Help me Jesus

DREAMETTES
Help me, Jesus!

JIMMY EARLY
Help me, help me Jesus

DREAMETTES
Help me, Jesus!

JIMMY EARLY
Help me, help me Jesus

DREAMETTES
Help me, Jesus!

JIMMY EARLY
Help me Jesus
Up, back up, back up

DREAMETTES
All the way up...

JIMMY EARLY
Yeah, number one
I know what's happenin'

DREAMETTES
Doo, doot, doo doo

JIMMY EARLY
I been around
Workin' my way

DREAMETTES
Doo, doot, doo doo

JIMMY EARLY
Through every town
I make my livin'

DREAMETTES
Doo, doot, doo doo

JIMMY EARLY
Off of my sound

DREAMETTES
Doo, doot, doo doo

JIMMY EARLY
And the game of hits
Here we go
Goes 'round, and around, and a

DREAMETTES
'Round and around and 'round and around
And 'round and around

JIMMY EARLY
You can fake your way to the top

DREAMETTES
'Round and around!

JIMMY EARLY (Spoken)
Blow your horn!
(Sung) Fake your way to the top
Don'tcha know I made my way to the top
Yes I did
And it's always real, so real

DREAMETTES
Always so real... Ooh!

JIMMY EARLY
OH!

DREAMETTES
Help me, Jesus!

JIMMY EARLY
Help me, help me Jesus

DREAMETTES
Help me, Jesus!

JIMMY EARLY
Help me, help me Jesus

DREAMETTES
Help me, Jesus!

ALL
Fake my way to the top!