(Verse)
[JEFFREY]
Anything that happens in life
Can happen in a show
You can make 'em laugh
You can make 'em cry
Anything, anything can go

(Chorus)
[JEFFREY]
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!

[LILY]
The lights
On the lady in tights

[LESTER]
Or the bride
With the guy on the side
[JEFFREY]
Or the ball
Where she gives him her all

[JEFFREY, LESTER, AND LILY]
That's entertainment!

[LILY]
The plot
Could be hot
Simply teeming with sex

[LESTER]
A gay
Divorcee
Who is after her ex

[TONY]
It could be Oedipus Rex

[JEFFREY]
Where a chap kills his father
And causes a lot of bother

[LILY]
The clerk
Who is thrown out of work
[LESTER]
By the boss
Who is thrown for a loss

[TONY]
By the skirt
Who is doing him dirt

[ALL]
The world is a stage
The stage is a world
Of entertainment!

(instrumental break)

[ALL]
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!

[LILY]
The dame
Who is known as the flame
[JEFFREY]
Of the king
Of an underworld ring

[TONY AND LESTER]
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
Might be waving the flag
That began
With a Mr. Cohan
Hip hooray
The American way!
The world is a stage
The stage is a world
Of entertainment!