Song from "Anything Goes" - the Broadway Musical Cole Porter - Anything Goes Lyrics
Times have changed 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, But now, God knows, Anything goes. 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 ev'ry night the set that's smart is in- Truding in nudist parties in Studios, Anything goes.
When Missus Ned McLean (God bless her) Can get Russian Reds to "yes" her, Then I suppose Anything goes. When Rockefeller still can hoard en- Nough 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 had several chateaux. When folks who still can ride in jitneys Find out Vanderbilts and Whitneys Lack baby clo'es, Anything goes.
If Sam Goldwyn can with great conviction Instruct Anna Sten in diction, Then Anna shows Anything goes. When you hear that Lady Mendel 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 that news you've got And those pains you've got (If any brains you've got) From those little radios.
So Missus R., with all her trimmin's, Can broadcast a bed from Simmons 'Cause Franklin knows Anything goes.
Other Songs written by Cole Porter: Cole Porter Songs Lyrics Anything Goes Cole Porter Lyrics
Cole Porter Songs Lyrics
I Am Loved Paris Loves Lovers All of You You're Just Too, Too You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To Something for the Boys Hey, Good Lookin' I Love You Count Your Blessings From This Moment On I've Still Got My Health Let's Be Buddies Fresh as a Daisy I'm Throwing a Ball Tonight Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua I Hate Men Where Is The Life That Late I Led? Always True to You In My Fashion I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple Brush Up Your Shakespeare You've Got That Thing The Tale of the Oyster I Worship You The Laziest Gal In Town In the Still of the Night Looking At You What Is This Thing Called Love? They All Fall In Love You Do Something to Me Old-Fashioned Garden I'm In Love Again Don't Look at Me That Way Miss Otis Regrets The Leader of a Big Time Band Where, Oh, Where Is It the Girl (Or Is It the Gown)? I've a Shooting Box in Scotland Wunderbar So In Love Red, Hot and Blue Ridin' High It's De-Lovely Ours Down in the Depths (On the 90th Floor) Let's Misbehave All Through the Night I Get a Kick Out Of You I Love Paris Anything Goes Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love
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