The clown with his pants falling down On the dance that's a dream of romance On the scene where the villain is mean That's Entertainment!
The lights on the lady in tights On 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 divorcee 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 fo a loss By the skirt who is doing him dirt The world is a stage the stage is a world of 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!
The dame who is known as the flame On 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
Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime Band Come on and hear, come on and hear It's the best band in the land They can play a bugle like never before So natural you want to go to war That's just the bestest band what am Honey-lamb
Come on along, come on along Let me take you by the hand Up to the man, up to the man Who's the leader of the band And if you care to hear "The Swanee River" played in ragtime Come on and hear, come on and hear Alexander's Ragtime That raggy beat is in your feet Come on and meet Alexander's Ragtime Band