Whenever I feel afraid
I hold my head erect
And whistle a happy tune
So no one will suspect I'm afraid
While shivering in my shoes
I strike a careless pose
And whistle a happy tune
And no one ever knows I'm afraid
The result of this deception
Is very strange to tell
For when I fool the people I fear
I fool myself as well
I whistle a happy tune
And every single time
The happiness in the tune
Convinces me that I'm not afraid
Make believe you're brave
And the trick will take you far
You may be as brave
As you make believe you are
You may be as brave
As you make believe you are!
The girl that I marry will have to be
As soft and as pink as a nursery
The girl I call my own
Will wear satin and laces and smell of cologne
Her nails will be polished and in her hair
She'll wear a gardenia and I'll be there
Stead of flittin', I'll be sittin'
Next to her and she'll purr like a kitten
A doll I can carry
The girl that I marry must be!
What good is sitting alone in your room
Come hear the music play
Life is a Cabaret old chum
Come to the Cabaret
Put down the knitting
The book and the broom
Time for a holiday
Life is Cabaret old chum
Come to the Cabaret
Come taste the wine, come hear the band
Come blow your horn, start celebrating
Right this way your table's waiting
No use permitting some prophet of doom
To wipe every smile away
Life is a Cabaret old chum
Only a caberet old chum
So come to the Cabaret!
You coax the blues right out of the horn, Mame
You charm the husk right off of the corn, Mame
You've got the banjoes strummin'
And plunkin' out a tune to beat the band
The whole plantation's hummin'
You brought Dixie back to Dixie land
You make the cotton easy to pick, Mame
You give my old mint julep a kick, Mame
You make the old magnolia tree
Blossom at the mention of your name
You've made us feel alive again
You've given us the drive again
To make the South revive again, Mame!
You make the cotton easy to pick, Mame
You give my old mint julep a kick, Mame
You make the old magnolia tree
Blossom at the mention of your name
You're special fascination'll
Proved to be inspirational
We think you're just sensational, Mame!
Hello, hello Dolly, well hello Dolly
It's so nice to have you back where you belong
You're looking swell Dolly, we can tell Dolly
You're still glowin', you're still crowin', you're still goin' strong
We feel the room swayin' for the band's playin'
One of your old favorite songs from way back when
So... take her wrap fellas
Find her an empty lap fellas
Dolly you'll never go away again!
We feel the room swayin' for the band's playin'
One of your old favorite songs from way back when
So... golly gee fellas
Find her a vacant big knee fellas
Dolly you'll never go away
Dolly you'll never go away
Dolly you'll never go away again!