In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows, anything goesGood authors too
Who once knew better words
Now only use four letter words
Writing prose, anything goesThe world has gone mad today
And good's bad today
And black's white today
And day's night todayWhen most guys today
That women prize today
Are just silly gigolosSo, though I'm not a great romancer
I know that you're bound to answer
When I propose, anything goes, anything goes
Anything goes, anything goes
Anything goes, anything goesJust think of those shocks you've got
And those knocks you've got
And those blues you've gotFrom that news you've got
And those pains you've got
If any brains you've got
From those little radiosSo, though I'm not a great romancer
I know that you're bound to answer
When I propose
(When I propose)
Anything goes, anything goes, anything goes
Songwriters
JEROME KERN, OSCAR II HAMMERSTEINPublished by
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group