Peter Allen The Boy From Oz-Orig. Cast Recording When I Get My Name In Lights BOY I'll dance and I'll sing. I'll do anything Just to get my name in lights I've got to try to hit the heights Now that I'm free as a breeze again Old nimble knees again And soon they'll all know my name I'll have fortune and fame When I get my name in lights It can happen overnight in these modern times So hold that front page This boy was born to strut the stage I tap and sing and play the pianuh Ssplash my name across a big bright bannuh And that's why I won't let go 'til I'm on radio And when they come to see the sights That'll be my name spelt right lighting up Times Square I'll sit on a flagpole Whatever's the rage Just to get my picture on the front page Just to get my name in lights ALL So hold that front page This boy was born to strut the stage BOY I tap and sing and play the pianuh ALL Splash his name across a big bright bannuh ENSEMBLE And soon they'll all know his name he'll have fortune and fame When he gets his name in lights That'll be his name spelt right Lighting up Times Square ALL Just to get his name Just to get his name Just to get his name in lights BOY Just to get my name in lights REPRISE(PETER) And soon they'll all know my name I'll have fortune and fame When I get my name in lights It can happen overnight in these modern times I'll sit on a flagpole Whatever's the rage Just to get my picture on the front page Just to get my name Just to get my name Just to get my name in lights