Keep It Gay (Album Version)

Keep It Gay - Mel Brooks

Written by：Mel Brooks

Did you get a chance yet to read springtime for Hitler

Read it I devoured it

And I find it remarkable remarkable

Then you'll do it

Do it of course not

It's not my kind of thing

I mean Max please

World War Two ooh

Too dark too depressing

The theater's so obsessed

With dramas so depressed

It's hard to sell a ticket on broad way

Shows should be more pretty

Shows should be more witty

Shows should be more

What's the word

Gay

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

People want laughter when they see a show

The last thing they're afters a litany of woe

A happy ending will pep up your play

Oedipus won't bomb

If he winds up with mom keep it gay

Keep it gay

Keep it gay

Couldn't agree with you more

And you have our blessings roger to make springtime

For Hitler just as gay as anyone could possibly want

So come on do it for us please

I'm sorry Max but it's simply not my cup of tea

Still fair is fair perhaps

I should ask my production team what they think

Your production team who are they

You'll see they all live here

Guys

Come say hello to Birkenstock and bloom

This is my set designer Bryan

Keep it glad keep it mad keep it gay

And here's my costume designer Kevin

Hello keep it happy keep it snappy keep it gay

Bryan and Kevin

We're clever creative

It's our job to see

That everything's perfect for Mr debris

Scott my choreographer

Hi there

And ah finally last and least

My lighting designer Shirley Maritza

Keep it gay keep it gay keep it gay

Now they all just read springtime

What did you think of it fellas

Production team

It needs glamour and glitz

It needs sequins and tits

Roger I think that springtime for Hitler

Would be a marvelous opportunity for you

I mean up to now you've always been

Associated with frivolous musicals

You're right I've often felt as though

I've been throwing my life away

On silly little entertainments dopesty showgirls in gooey gowns

It's enough to make you heave nonetheless

I'm sorry Max

I just couldn't do springtime for Hitler

Why not think of the respect

No

Think of the prestige

No no no

Think of the Tony

Tony tony tony tony tony

Groans

What's the matter

Is he all right

He's having a stroke

What of Genius

I see it at last the chance to do something important

Roger debris presents history

Of course that whole second act has to be rewritten

They're losing the war excuse me it's too downbeat

Roger debris presents history

But maybe ooh it's a wild idea but it just might work

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 risque dare I say S and M

Love it

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 dances they do will be daring and new

Turn turn kick turn turn turn kick turn

One two three kick turn

Keep it sassy keep it classy keep it

That is brilliant brilliant I speak for Mr Bloom

And myself roger when I say that you are the only man

In the world who can do justice to springtime for Hitler

Will you do it please

Please

Wait a minute this is a very big decision

It might effect the course of my entire life

I shall have to think about it

I'll do it I'll do it Saab champagne

If at the end you want them 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

Comedy's joyous a constant delight

Dramas annoy us

And ruin our night

So keep your Lindbergh and sensible at bay

I'll sign

Sign

Sign

Sign

Sign

Sign

Sign

Roger Elizabeth debris

Keep it gay

Conga

La la la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la

And so the rule is when mounting a play

Keep it gay keep it gay keep it gay