Lyrics

All aboard! (Heavenly, Heavenly, Heavenly Productions! Bringing you the latest word on the word from the crack-a-doodle to the Closing Trolley!) [Ladies of Virtue] All aboard! All aboard! Noah said, "All aboard!" [Verse 1, Publicist] Back in those bygone days We had this little wreck-- We filled our hearts with praise Cut on the deck and went It's comin' back, a craze For every doe and stag: Everybody's doin' The Ark! You get your haunch in line And fold those palms, one, two! Then strike that pose, divine And swear that on the blue Come on, what a fad! Oh, what an age ol' zoo! Everybody's doin' The Ark! [Bridge, Ladies and Publicist] Heaven, Heaven... Oh, the animals promenade by the station For the timbers, or the air They'll be whooping it up like cranes... In holy hymns and pat refrains Through the channels on the waves [Ladies of Virtue] All aboard! All aboard! Noah said, "All aboard!" [Verse 2, Publicist] The chosen followed in pairs A'buzzin' at the docks Holding up their fares Pair of songs, and socks Traveling up the stairs What a gay ol' flock! Everybody's doin' The Ark! They locked their palms and things And put that right dog in A'rockin with the blanks And whistling "Amen" They turned the ol' time crank And put the gospels in... Everybody's doin' The Ark! [Bridge, Ladies and Publicist] Wailing, wailing... Oh, the animals promenade by the station For the timbers, or the air Oh, the elephants lift their horns In psalms straight from the Good Books torn... Through the channels on the waves [Ladies of Virtue] Shall we show them how it's done, ladies? Anchor! Plant your chains on the floor-- Fold! Put your gloves in the steeple-- Port! Tip like the bells-- Starboard! Toss around! Toss, toss around-- Anchor! Plant your chains on the floor-- Fold! Put your gloves in the steeple-- Port! Tip like the bells-- Starboard! Toss around! Toss, toss around-- Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! (Oh! You've got it!) Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! (Keep up now!) Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! (Come on! Don't let 'em fly away!) Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! Anchor! Fold! Port! Starboard! Let's make believe! [Ladies of Virtue] All aboard! All aboard! Noah said, "All aboard!" [Verse 3, Publicist] The crickets tuned their bones And hippos go check, check! The monkeys slid trombones Down the giraffe's neck Above the loading zone Pianos crashed the deck! Everybody's doin' The Ark! Ring ding! A showman's mast! Hip-hep! Flips a flare! They clasp their hands unclasped Drowning out the squares Oh, what a timeless bash Oh, Heaven! Here at last! Everybody's doin' The Ark! [Bridge, Ladies and Publicist] Sailing, sailing... Oh, the animals promenade by the station Through the channels on the waves Through the channels on the waves Through the channels... All aboard!