Anything Goes Lyrics - Ella Fitzgerald

Times have changed 

And we've often rewound the clock 

Since the Puritans got the shock 

When they landed on Plymouth Rock 

If today 

any shock they might 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 

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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 Missus Ned McLean, 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 had 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 Sten in diction 

Than Anna shows 

Anything Goes 

When you hear that 

Lady Mendl standing up 

Now does 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