VERSE

Ev'rything that happens in life
Can happen in a show.
You can make them laugh,
You can make them cry;
Anything, anything can go.

REFRAIN 1

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!
The lights
On the lady in tights,
Or the bride
With a guy on the side,
Or the ball
Where she gives him her all,
That's entertainment!
The plot can be hot,
Simply teeming with sex,
A gay divorcee
Who is after her " ex. "
It can be Oedipus Rex
Where a chap kills his father
And causes a lot of bother.
The clerk who is thrown out of work
By the boss
Who is thrown for a loss
By the skirt
Who is doing him dirt;
The world is a stage,
The stage is a world of entertainment!

REFRAIN 2

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!
The dame
Who is known as the flame
Of the king
Of an underworld ring,
He's an ape
Who won't let her escape,
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 ev'ryone ends in mincemeat.
The gag
May be waving the flag
That began
With a Mister Cohan,
Hip hurray,
The American way;
The world is a stage,
The stage is a world of entertainment!

REFRAIN 3

A show
That is really a show
Sends you out
With a kind of glow
And you say
As you go on your way
" That's entertainment. "
A song
That is winging along
Or a dance
With a touch of romance
Is the art
That appeals to the heart,
That's entertainment!
Admit
We're a hit
And we'll go on from there.
We played a charade
That was lighter than air,
A good old-fashioned affair,
As we sing this finale,
We hope it was up your alley.
No death
Like you get in Macbeth ,
No ordeal
Like the end of Camille ,
This good-bye
Brings a tear to the eye.
The world is a stage,
The stage is a world of entertainment!