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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Vocals
Buddy Bregman
Buddy Bregman
Conductor
Buddy Bregman and His Orchestra
Buddy Bregman and His Orchestra
Orchestra
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Songwriter
Buddy Bregman
Buddy Bregman
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Norman Granz
Producer
Val Valentin
Val Valentin
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
In olden days a glimpse of stockings
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows
Anything goes
[Verse 3]
Good authors too
Who once knew better words
Now only use four letter words
Writing prose
Anything goes
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
So though I'm not a great romancer
I know that I'm bound to answer
When you propose
Anything goes
[Verse 6]
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
[Verse 7]
So though I'm not a great romancer
I know that I'm bound to answer
When you propose
Anything goes
Anything goes
Written by: Cole Porter

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