Ella Fitzgerald Lyrics
Anything Goes
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Times have changed,
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And we've often rewound the clock
Since the Puritans got a shock
When they landed on Plymouth Rock.
If, today, any shock they
should try to stem,
'Stead of landing on Plymouth Rock,
Plymouth Rock would land on them.
In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking,
Now heaven knows, anything goes
Good authors too who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose
Anything goes
The world has gone mad today,
And good's bad today,
And black's white today,
And day's night today,
When most guys today
That women prize today
Are just silly gigolos
So though I'm not a great romancer
I know that you're bound to answer
When I propose,
Anything goes
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Times have changed,
And we've ofter rewound the clock
Since the Puritans got a shock
When they landed on Plymouth Rock.
If today any shock they
Might try to stem,
'Stead of landing of Plymouth Rock,
Plymouth Rock would land on them.
In olden days, a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking,
But now, God knows,
Anything goes!
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Good authors too who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose,
Anything goes!
If driving fast cars you like,
If low bars you like,
If old hymns you like,
If bare limbs you like,
If Mae West you like,
Or me undressed you like,
Why, nobody will oppose.
When every night the set that's smart
Is intruding on nudist parties
In studios,
Anything goes!
When Mrs Ned McClean (God bless her!)
Can get Russian Reds to yes her,
Then, I suppose,
Anything goes!
When Rockafeller still can hoard
Enough money to let Max Gordon
Produce his shows,
Anything goes!
The world has gone mad today,
And good's bad today,
And black's white today,
And day's night today,
And that gent today
You gave a cent today
Once owned several Chateaus.
When folks who still can ride in Jitneys
Find out Vanderbilts and Whitneys
Lack baby clothes,
Anything goes!
When Sam Goldwyn can with great conviction
Instruct Anna Stein in diction,
Than Anna shows
Anything goes!
When you hear that Lady Mendl standing up
Now turns a handspring landing up
On her toes,
Anything goes!
Just think of those shocks you've got,
And those knocks you've got,
And those blues you've got,
From those news you've got,
And those pains you've got
(If any brains you've got)
From those little radios.
So Mrs R. with all her trimmins
Can broadcast a bed from Simmon's
Cause Franklin knows
Anything goes!
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