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Times have changedAnd we've often rewound the clockSince the Puritans got a shockWhen they landed on Plymouth RockIf todayAny shock they should try to stem'Stead of landing on Plymouth RockPlymouth Rock would land on themIn olden days, a glimpse of stockingWas looked on as something shockingBut now, God knowsAnything goesGood authors too who once knew better wordsNow only use four-letter wordsWriting proseAnything goesIf driving fast cars you likeIf low bars you likeIf old hymns you likeIf bare limbs you likeIf Mae West you likeOr me undressed you likeWhy, nobody will opposeWhen ev'ry night the set that's smart is In-Truding in nudist parties inSongtexteStudiosAnything goesWhen Missus Ned McLean (God bless her)Can get Russian reds to "yes" herThen I supposeAnything goesWhen Rockefeller still can hoard enough money to let MaxGordonProduce his showsAnything goesThe world has gone mad todayAnd good's bad todayAnd black's white todayAnd day's night todayAnd that gent todayYou gave a cent todayOnce had several chateauxWhen folks who still can ride in jitneysFind out Vanderbilts and WhitneysLack baby clothesAnything goesWhen Sam Goldwyn can with great convictionInstruct Anna Sten in dictionThen Anna showsAnything goesWhen you hear that Lady Mendl standing upNow turns a handspring landing up-On her toesAnything goesJust think of those shocks you've gotAnd those knocks you've gotAnd those blues you've gotFrom that news you've gotAnd those pains you've got(If any brains you've got)From those little radiosSo Missus R., with all her trimmingsCan broadcast a bed from SimmonsCause Franklin knowsAnything goes Aus Songtexte Mania