Arthur Schwartz - That's Entertainment! lyrics

[JEFFREY] Anything that happens in life Can happen in a show You can make 'em laugh You can make 'em cry Anything, anything can go The clown With his pants falling down Or the dance That's a dream of romance Or the scene Where the villain is mean That's entertainment! [LILY] The lights On the lady in tights [LESTER] Or the bride With the guy on the side [JEFFREY] Or the ball Where she gives him her all [JEFFREY, LESTER, AND LILY] That's entertainment! [LILY] The plot Could be hot Simply teeming with s** [LESTER] A gay Divorcee Who is after her ex [TONY] It could be Oedipus Rex [JEFFREY] Where a chap k**s his father And causes a lot of bother [LILY] The clerk Who is thrown out of work [LESTER] By the boss Who is thrown for a loss [TONY] By the skirt Who is doing him dirt [ALL] The world is a stage The stage is a world Of entertainment! (instrumental break) [ALL] The doubt While the jury is out Or the thrill When they're reading the will Or the chase For the man with the face That's entertainment! [LILY] The dame Who is known as the flame [JEFFREY] Of the king Of an underworld ring [TONY AND LESTER] He's an ape Who won't let her escape [ALL] That's entertainment! It might Be a fight Like you see on the screen A swain Getting slain For the love of a queen Some great Shakespearean scene Where a ghost and a prince meet And everyone ends in mincemeat The gag Might be waving the flag That began With a Mr. Cohan Hip hooray The American way! The world is a stage The stage is a world Of entertainment!