Dolly:
Hello, rudy
Well, hello harry
ItÔÇÖs so nice to be back home where I belong
You are looking swell, manny
I can tell, danny
YouÔÇÖre still glowinÔÇÖ, youÔÇÖre still crowinÔÇÖ
YouÔÇÖre still goinÔÇÖ strong
I feel the room swayinÔÇÖ
For the bandÔÇÖs playinÔÇÖ
One of my old favÔÇÖrite songs from ÔÇÖway back when
So, bridge that gap, fellas
Find me an empty lap, fellas
DollyÔÇÖll never go away again
Waiters:
Hello, dolly,
Well hello, dolly,
ItÔÇÖs so nice to have you back where you belong
YouÔÇÖre looking swell, dolly,
We can tell, dolly,
YouÔÇÖre still glowinÔÇÖ, youÔÇÖre still crowinÔÇÖ
YouÔÇÖre still goinÔÇÖ strong.
We feel the room swayinÔÇÖ
For the bandÔÇÖs playinÔÇÖ
One of your old favÔÇÖrite songs from ÔÇÖway back when, so...
Dolly:
HereÔÇÖs my hat fellas
IÔÇÖm stayinÔÇÖ where IÔÇÖm at, fellas
Waiters:
Promise youÔÇÖll never go away again
Dolly:
I went away from the lights of fourteenth street
And into my personal haze
But now that IÔÇÖm back in the lights of 14th street
Tomorrow will be brighter than the good old days
Waiters:
Those good old days
Dolly:
Tell ÔÇÖem to be sweet!
Waiters:
Hello, well hello dolly!
Well hello, hey look thereÔÇÖs dolly!
Dolly:
Glad to see you hank, letÔÇÖs thank my lucky star
Waiters:
Your lucky star
Dolly:
YouÔÇÖre lookinÔÇÖ great, stanley
Lose some weight, I think, I think you did,stanley?
DollyÔÇÖs overjoyed and overwhelmed and over par
Waiters:
I hear the ice tinkle
Dolly:
Do you hear the ice tinkle
Waiters:
See the lights twinkle
Dolly:
Can you see the lights twinkle
Waiters:
And you still get glances from us handsome men
So...
Dolly:
Look at you all, youÔÇÖre all so handsome
Golly gee, fellas
Find me a vacant knee, fellas
Waiters:
DollyÔÇÖll never go away again
(a dance follows dolly and the waiters)
Louis:
Well, hello
Dolly:
Look whoÔÇÖs here!
Louis:
Dolly, this is louis
Dolly:
Hello, louis!
Louis:
Dolly,
ItÔÇÖs so nice to have you back where you belong
Dolly:
I am so glad to be back!
Louis:
Are you lookinÔÇÖ swell,
Dolly:
Thank you, louis!
Louis:
Dolly!
I can tell,
Dolly:
Does it show?
Louis:
Dolly!
YouÔÇÖre still glowinÔÇÖ, youÔÇÖre still crowinÔÇÖ
YouÔÇÖre still
Both:
Uhm...goinÔÇÖ strong
Louis:
I feel the room swayinÔÇÖ
Dolly:
Pee pee pah dah pee pah
Louis:
And the bandÔÇÖs playinÔÇÖ
Dolly:
Pah pah pah dee pah dee pah pah
Louis:
One of our old favorite songs from way back when, so!
Dolly:
Pah pah pah pah pah pah pah
I remember it so, youÔÇÖre my favorite!
Louis:
Show some snap, find her an empty lap, yeah!
Dolly:
Yeahuuhm!
Both:
DollyÔÇÖll never go away again...
Waiters:
Well, well hello, dolly,
Well, hello, dolly,
ItÔÇÖs so nice to have you back where you belong
YouÔÇÖre looking swell, dolly,(wow)
We can tell, dolly, (wow)
YouÔÇÖre still glowinÔÇÖ, youÔÇÖre still crowinÔÇÖ
YouÔÇÖre still goinÔÇÖ strong.
Waiters:
I hear the ice tinkle
Dolly:
I hear it tinkle
Waiters:
See the lights twinkle
Dolly:
I see them twinkle
Waiters:
And you still get glances from us handsome men
So...
Dolly:
Mmmm, wow wow wow, fellas
Waiters:
Hey, yeah!
Dolly:
Look at the old girl now, fellas
Waiters:
Wow!
Dolly & waiters:
DollyÔÇÖll never go away again.
DollyÔÇÖll never go away again.
DollyÔÇÖll never go away again.