Anything Goes  Cole Porter, Anything Goes, Paul Whiteman (#5 in 1934)

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,
Now heaven knows, Anything Goes
 
Good authors too who once knew better words
Now only use four letter words writing prose.
Anything Goes
 
The world has gone mad today and good's bad today,
And black's white today, and day's night today,
When most guys today that women prize today
Are just silly gigolos:
 
So though I'm not a great romancer
I know that you're bound to answer when I propose,
Anything Goes!
 
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When grandmamas whose age is eighty
In night clubs are getting matey with gigolos
Anything Goes
When mothers pack and leave poor father
Because they decide they'd rather be tennis pros.
Anything Goes!

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Alternate:
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 intruding in nudist parties in Studios,
Anything goes.

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When Missus Ned McLean (God bless her)
Can get Russian reds to "yes" her, then 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 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 Venderbilts and Whitneys lack baby cloes,
Anything goes

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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 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 the 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 Simmins
'Cause Franklin knows
Anything goes.

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Earlier version of first refrain:
In former times a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking, but now God knows -
Anything goes.

Novelists who once knew better words now only user four letter words writing prose -
Anything goes.

If saying your pr'yers you like,
If green pears you like,
If old chairs you like, if backstairs you like,
If love affairs you like with young bears you like,
Why nobody will oppose.
And every night the set that's smart is indulging in nudist parties in studios,
Anything goes.

1934