That's Entertainment (The Band Wagon)-Fred Astaire 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 the guy on the side Or the ball where she gives him a roar That's entertainment The plot can be hot simply teeming with sex A gay divorcee who is after her ex It can 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 is thrown for a loss By this girl 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 Of 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 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