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 stockingWas looked on as something shocking.But now, God knows,Anything goes.Good authors too who once knew better wordsNow only use four-letter wordsWriting 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 in-Truding at nudist parties inStudios.Anything goes.When Missus Ned McLean (God bless her)Can get Russian reds to "yes" her,Then I supposeAnything goes.When Rockefeller still can hoard enough money to let Max GordonProduce his shows,Anything goes.The world has gone mad todayAnd good's bad today,And black's white today,And day's night today,And that gent todayYou gave a cent todayOnce had several chateaux.When folks who still can ride in jitneysFind out Vanderbilts and WhitneysLack baby clothes,Anything goes.When Sam Goldwyn can with great convictionInstruct Anna Sten in diction,Then Anna showsAnything goes.When you hear that Lady Mendl standing upNow turns a handspring landing up-On her toes,Anything goes.Just 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 radios.So Missus R., with all her trimmings,Can broadcast a bed from Simmons'Cause Franklin knowsAnything goes.
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 stockingWas looked on as something shocking.But now, God knows,Anything goes.Good authors too who once knew better wordsNow only use four-letter wordsWriting 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 in-Truding at nudist parties inStudios.Anything goes.When Missus Ned McLean (God bless her)Can get Russian reds to "yes" her,Then I supposeAnything goes.When Rockefeller still can hoard enough money to let Max GordonProduce his shows,Anything goes.The world has gone mad todayAnd good's bad today,And black's white today,And day's night today,And that gent todayYou gave a cent todayOnce had several chateaux.When folks who still can ride in jitneysFind out Vanderbilts and WhitneysLack baby clothes,Anything goes.When Sam Goldwyn can with great convictionInstruct Anna Sten in diction,Then Anna showsAnything goes.When you hear that Lady Mendl standing upNow turns a handspring landing up-On her toes,Anything goes.Just 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 radios.So Missus R., with all her trimmings,Can broadcast a bed from Simmons'Cause Franklin knowsAnything goes.
As for it violating religious freedom. How exactly is that?