In olden days, a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking,
But now, God knows,
Anything goes.

Cole Porter

Anything Goes

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Topic

Moral decline Custom and convention

Author

Cole Porter

Medium

Song

Genre

Great American songbook

Language

English

Time

1934 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Composer Songwriter

From

United States

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Citation

Porter, Cole. "Anything Goes." Anything Goes. Alvin Theatre, 1934.

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