Oh, well, Carol, here we are.
Yeah, I can't believe it!
Back together again in a philharmonic hall; wow. (Mm-hm!)
Listen, do you remember the last
Time we did a show like this together?
I certainly do. It was at Carnegie Hall,
And we had so much fun we couldn't wait to do it again.
Mm-hm, and we vowed we wouldn't let another
Birthday go by before we did another show together.
Yeah, just think: that was ten years ago. (Mm-hm)
And here we are today, both one year older.
Tell me, dear, what have you been doing with yourself all these years?
Ah, you'll have to excuse me, but we've been so out of touch! (Yeah?
) Uh, what I really want to know is,
Are you still in the entertainment field?
Uh, yes. Uh, yes,
As a matter of fact I am. I'm- I'm on television a lot.
Oh, what a shame.
Tell me, what have you been doing with yourself all these
Years? You'll have to forgive me, we've been so out of touch!
Well, um, actually, I've, uh, been working in motion pictures.
Oh, how nice! (Mm-hm!) Talkies?
You must remember; while we were doing that show at Carnegie Hall,
There was talk about my going out
To Hollywood to do The Sound of Music!
Oh, yes! (Mm-hm!) I remember. Oh, yeah, I can't say,
Did that thing ever come off? (Oh!
) C'mon, you know I'm putting you on.
Yes, so am I. I want you to know,
I've been looking forward to working with you after all these years.
That's exactly the way I feel. But,
I want you to promise me one thing.
Uhh... what?
That you're not gonna cut up tonight like you did at Carnegie Hall.
Me?
No, really. I wanna make it clear that here (yeah...), tonight (yes,
But-), at Lincoln Center, Julie (Carol!): we shouldn't, we couldn't,
We mustn't, we can't misbehave tonight. (Yes, but dear-) Very grand,
Very grave tonight, and I hope you agree.
(Listen, you are the one I'm worried about!)
We ought to, we've got to, we have to, we must be "legit" tonight. Uh,
Play the ladylike bit tonight.
Sing appropriately... (appropriately...) Oh, good! Some Verdi,
A couple of concerti,
And a very proper operatic aria. (How do you do that?) Practice.
Menotti,
Scarlatti,
Or an oratorio,
Oh, to be hand in hand, it's so grand in this grandiose house tonight.
Nothing cheaper than Strauss tonight.
Nothing tacky or low... oh no,
Oh no! Carol (what?) you know what this means? (What?) No charwoman.
Oh... no Cockney (aww) I won't raise the roof tonight.
Please, God, don't let her goof tonight.
Uh, are you speaking of me?
(I don't see anybody else up here.) Well, watch it!
No mugging, no slugging.
No vamping, no cam-ping around tonight.
Dear, try to keep your gown down tonight?
Me? I'm the mother of three... Julie,
How would your children feel if they saw you acting silly?
Well, they'd probably cry a lot; but listen,
How do your kids feel when they see you on
Television every week (well...) making a fool of yourself!
They break out in hives.
So... we're ladies, we're moms,
We'll dance to the tips of our toes tonight,
Nothing knock-about goes tonight,
Do re mi fa so la ti do (Do re mi fa so la ti do)
No ragtime (ra-di-a-da), absolutely out! (right!)
No Charleston (do-di-oh-do), oh, we will not muck about! (right!)
No breaking it up,
No cutting around.
No busting a gut,
No, no jitterbug.
No going to town!
No coming undone.
No horsing around!
No kissing, no fun (no!)
And no, no, no letting go! (Ah, heck...)
Hey, couldn't we do just one chorus
Of "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nelly"?
Oh, Julie (Aww...)
It's our classy (clahssy)
Gahssy (gassy!)
Classical show!