Ella Fitzgerald Anything Goes Lyrics

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 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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Here`s a more complete version:

Times have changed, 
And we`ve ofter rewound the clock 
Since the Puritans got a shock 
When they landed on Plymouth Rock  
If today any shock they might try to stem 
`Stead of landing of 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 to  
Who once knew better words 
Now only use four letter words  
Writing prose 
Anyhting 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 thats 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 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 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 broacast a bed from Simmon`s
Cause Franklin knows 
Anything Goes