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 stockingWas looked on as something shocking,But now, God knows,Anything Goes.Good authors too who once knew better words,Now only use four letter wordsWriting prose, Anything Goes.The world has gone mad todayAnd good's bad today,And black's white today,And day's night today,When most guys todayThat women prize todayAre just silly gigolosAnd though I'm not a great romancerI know that I'm bound to answerWhen you propose,Anything goesWhen grandmama whose age is eightyIn night clubs is getting matey with gigolo's,Anything Goes.When mothers pack and leave poor fatherBecause they decide they'd rather be tennis pros,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 likeOr me undressed you like,Why, nobody will oppose!When every night,The set that's smartIs intruding in nudist parties in studios,Anything Goes.The world has gone mad todayAnd good's bad today,And black's white today,And day's night today,When most guys todayThat women prize todayAre just silly gigolosAnd though I'm not a great romancerI know that I'm bound to answerWhen you propose,Anything goesIf saying your
