Anything Goes

In olden days a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking But now god knows Anything goes Good authors who once knew better words Now only use four letter words Writing prose Anything goes The world has gone made 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 And though I'm not a great romancer I know that I'm bound to answer When you propose Anything goes When grandmama whose age is eighty In night clubs is getting matey with gigolos Anything goes When mothers pack and leave poor father Because they decide they'd rather be tennis pros Anything goes Just think of those shocks you've got And those knocks you've got From 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 When every night The set that's smart Is intruding in nudist parties in studios 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 And though I'm not a great romancer I know that I'm bound to answer When you propose Oh, Anything goes I mean anything Man, anything goes