Jack : Everything 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!
Nanette : The lights on the lady in tights
Oscar : Or the bride with the guy on the side
Jack : Or the ball where she gives him her all
All : That's entertainment!
Nanette : The plot and the hot simply teeming with sex
Oscar : A gay divorcee who is after her ex Fred : It could be Oedipus Rex
Jack : Where a chap kills his father And causes a lot of bother
Nanette : The clerk who is thrown out of work Oscar : By the boss who is thrown for a loss Fred : By the skirt who is doing him dirt
All : The world is a stage, The stage is a world of entertainment. That's entertainment! That's entertainment!
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!
Nanette : The dame who is known as the flame Jack : Of the king of an underworld ring
Oscar and Fred : 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 may be waving the flag That began with a mystical hand Hip hooray! The American way The world is a stage, The stage is a world of entertainment