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- Ough 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 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 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.
Lyrics by Ethel Merman
Always True To You In My Fashion [Kiss Me Kate] Anything Goes [From Anything Goes] Autumn Leaves Beat Out Dat Rhythm On a Drum [Carmen Jones] Blow, Gabriel, Blow Blow, Gabriel, Blow [Original Cast] Blue Skies But Not for Me Dearie Dearie [From Copacabana Revue] Dearie [From the Copacabana Show of 1950] Do I Love You? [From Du Barry Was A Lady] Down in the Depths Down in the Depths (On the 90th Floor) Down in the Depths [Original Cast] Eadie Was a Lady Eadie Was a Lady [From Take A Chance] Embraceable You Embraceable You [From Girl Crazy] Friendship Friendship [*] Friendship [From Du Barry Was a Lady] Friendship [From Dubarry Was A Lady] Heat Wave Heat Wave [From As Thousands Cheer] Heatwave How Deep Is the Ocean How Deep Is the Ocean? I Get a Kick Out of You I Get a Kick Out of You [*] I Get a Kick Out of You [From Anything Goes] I Get a Kick Out of You [Original Cast] I Got Lost In His Arms I Got Rhythm I Got Rhythm [From Girl Crazy] I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues I Said My Pajamas I Said My Pajamas (And Put on My Prayers) I'm An Indian Too Just in Time Just One of Those Things Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries Make it Another Old Fashioned, Please Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please [From Panama... Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please [From Panama... Make the Man Love Me [From A Tree Grows in Brookly... Mandy Manhattan Me and My Shadow Moonshine Lullaby Mr. Goldstone My Funny Valentine My Funny Valentine Someone to Watch Over Me Something for the Boys Something for the boys [From Something for the Boy... Stardust Sunrise, Sunset Sweet Georgia Brown That Old Feeling The Best Thing for You The Lady in Red The Lady in Red [From in Caliente] The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Together (Wherever We Go) Together (Wherever We Go) [From Gypsy] Together Wherever We Go Together, Wherever We Go [From Gypsy] Ukulele Lady Way Down Yonder in New Orleans When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Whispering You're The Top