Lyrics Keep It Gay - Gary Beach, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane & Roger Bart

ROGER: The theatre's so obsessed
With drama so depressed
It's hard to sell a ticket on Broadway
Shows should be more pretty
Shows should be more witty
Shows should be more... what's the word...?
LEO: Gay?
ROGER: Exactly.
No matter what you do on the stage
Keep it light, keep it bright,
Keep it gay
Whether it's murder, mayhem, or rage
Don't complain, it's a pain,
Keep it gay
CARMEN: People want laughter when they see a show
The last thing they're after's a litany of woe
CARMEN + ROGER: A happy ending will pep up your play
ROGER: Oedipus won't bomb
CARMEN: If he ends up with mom
ROGER + CARMEN: Keep it gay, keep it gay,
Keep it gay
BRYAN: Keep it glad, keep it mad,
Keep it gay
KEVIN: Keep it happy, keep it snappy,
Keep it gay
BRYAN + KEVIN: We're clever, creative
It's our job to see
That everything's perfect for Mr. De Bris
SHIRLEY: Keep it gay, keep it gay,
Keep it gay
PRODUCTION TEAM: Hmmmm...
CARMEN + PRODUCTION TEAM: Tony Tony Tony
Tony Tony...
CARMEN: Roger De Bris presents history
Roger De Bris presents history
ROGER: I... see... a...
Line of beautiful girls
Dressed as storm troopers, each one a gem
With leather boots and whips on their hips
It's risqué, dare I say, S&M.
PRODUCTION TEAM: Love it!
ROGER: I see German soldiers dancing through France
Played by boys in very tight pants
And wait! There's more...
They win the war!
And the dance as they do will be daring and new
Turn, turn, kick, turn, turn, turn, kick, turn,
1, 2, 3, kick, turn
Keep it sassy! Keep it brassy!
Keep it...
I'll do it!
CARMEN + ROGER + TEAM: If at the end
You want then to cheer
Keep it gay, keep it gay,
Keep it gay
Whether it's Hamlet, Othello, or Lear
Keep it gay, keep it gay,
Keep it gay
CARMEN: Comedy's joyous, a constant delight
Dramas annoy us
ROGER + CARMEN: And ruin our night
ROGER + CARMEN + TEAM: So keep your Strindbergs
And Ibsens at bay
ROGER: I'll sign...
KEVIN: Sign...
BRYAN: Sign...
SCOTT: Sign...
CARMEN: Sign...
SHIRLEY: Sign...
MAX + LEO: Sign...
ROGER: Roger Elizabeth De Bris!
ALL: Keep it gay...!