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 a guy on the side

Or the ball where she gives it her all

That's entertainment

The plot can be hot, simply teeming with sex

A gay divorcée who is after her ex

It can be Oedipus Rex

Where a chap kills his mother 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

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

No death like you get in Macbeth

No ordeal like the end of Camille

This goodbye brings a tear to the eye

That's entertainment

Admit it's a hit and we'll go on from there

We played a charade that was lighter than air

A good old-fashioned affair

As I sing this finale I hope it's up your alley

The gag may be wearing a flag

That began with a Mr. Cohan

Hip hooray, the American way

The world is a stage the stage is a world

Of entertainment