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
The lights on the lady in tights
Or the bride with the 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 divorcée who is after her ex
It could 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 was thrown for a loss
By the skirt who is doing him dirt
The world is a stage
The stage is a world of entertainment
That's entertainment!
LILY: All right!
That's entertainment!
LESTER: Look what I can do.
It's still me!
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 everyone ends in mincemeat
The gag may be waving that flag
That began with a Mr. Cohan
Hip hooray, the American way
The world is a stage
The stage is a world of entertainment