Anything Goes (From "Anything Goes") - Mary Martin

N olden days a glimpse of stocking

Was looked on as something shocking

But now God knows

Anything goes

Good authors to

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

Than I suppose

Anything goes

When Rockefeller 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 days night today

And that gent today

You gave a cent today

Once owned several chateaus

When folks

Who still can ride in Jitney’s

Find out Vanderbilts and Whitney’s

Lack baby clo’es

Anything goes

When Sam Goldwyn

Can with great conviction

Instruct Anna Sten 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 trimmin’s

Can broadcast a bed from Simmon’s

Cause Franklin knows

Anything goes