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Man: I give you the honorary captain, of
the SS America!
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Hip Hip!
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Group: Hurray!
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Man: Hip Hip!
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Group: Hurray!
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Man: Hip Hip!
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Group: Hurray!
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[piano begins to play]
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Sutton: ♪ Times have changed ♪
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♪ And we've often rewound the clock ♪
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♪ Since the Puritans got a shock ♪
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♪ When they landed on Plymouth Rock ♪
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♪ If today ♪
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♪ Any shock they should try to stem ♪
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♪ Instead of landing on Plymouth Rock ♪
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♪ Plymouth Rock would land on them ♪
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♪ In olden days, a glimpse of stocking ♪
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♪ Was looked on as something shocking ♪
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♪ But now, God knows ♪
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♪ Anything goes ♪
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♪ Good authors too ♪
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♪ Who once knew better words ♪
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♪ Now only use four-letter words writing prose ♪
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♪ Anything goes ♪
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♪ The world has gone mad today
and good's bad today ♪
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♪ And black's white today,
and day's night today ♪
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♪ With most guys today ♪
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♪ That women prize today ♪
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♪ Are just silly gigolos ♪
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♪ And though I'm not a great romancer ♪
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♪ I know that you're bound to answer ♪
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♪ When I propose ♪
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♪ Anything goes ♪
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[rhythmic tap dancing]
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♪ When grandpapa whose age is eighty ♪
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♪ In night clubs is getting matey with gigolo's ♪
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♪ Anything goes ♪
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♪ When mothers pack and leave poor father ♪
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♪ Because they decide they'd
rather be tennis pros ♪
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♪ Anything goes ♪
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♪ If driving fast cars you like ♪
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♪ If low bars you like ♪
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♪ If old hymns you like ♪
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♪ If bare limbs you like ♪
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♪ If Mae West you like ♪
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♪ Or me undressed you like ♪
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♪ Why, nobody will oppose! ♪
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♪ When every night ♪
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♪ The set that's smart ♪
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♪ Is intruding in nudist
parties in studios ♪
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♪ Anything goes ♪
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[rhythmic tap dancing]
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Background singers: ♪ The world has
gone mad today ♪
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♪ And good's bad today ♪
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♪ And black's white today ♪
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♪ And day's night today ♪
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♪ When most guys today ♪
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♪ That women prize today ♪
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♪ Are just silly gigolos ♪
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♪ They think he's gangster number one ♪
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♪ So they've made him their favorite son ♪
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♪ And that goes to show ♪
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All: ♪ Anything goes ♪
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Sutton: ♪ If saying your prayers you like ♪
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♪ If green pears you like ♪
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♪ If old chairs you like ♪
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♪ If back stairs you like ♪
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♪ If love affairs you like ♪
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♪ With young bears you like ♪
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♪ Why nobody will oppose! ♪
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Background singers: ♪ And though
I'm not a great romancer ♪
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♪ I know that I'm bound to answer ♪
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♪ When I propose ♪
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♪ Anything goes ♪
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♪ Anything! Anything! Anything! ♪
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Sutton: ♪ Anything goes! ♪
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All: ♪ Goes! ♪
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[cheering]
