Roll the Credits
It's a once-only screening by public demand
Don't make movies like this anymore
You're the celluloid star with no sequel to make
From what's left on the cutting room floor
You played hero and villain
Wrote soundtrack and script
You directed and funded it all
Roll the credits up the screen
Raise the houselights
There's nothin' more to see
The movie's over, move along
Let the critics rate your final cut alone
Right or wrong
Roll the credits
It's a comedy, tragedy, thriller and soap
But no spin-off to grace any screen
Will your public endorse you on what they observe
From this lifetime achievement in scenes
Did you get what you wanted
From your starring role
Did you fill up the circles and stalls
Roll the credits up the screen
Raise the houselights
There's nothin' more to see
The movie's over, move along
Let the critics rate your final cut alone
Right or wrong
Roll the credits
It's an overhead light-dance
Appearin' on screen
All your back-stage adventures unseen
Roll the credits up the screen
Raise the houselights
There's nothin' more to see
The movie's over, move along
Let the critics rate your final cut alone
Right or wrong
Roll the credits
Autor(es): Jim Ferrie