1964 Original Broadway Cast ☆ Hello, Dolly!

[Dolly:]
Hello, Rudy
Well, Hello Harry
It’s so nice to be back home where I belong
You are looking swell, Manny
I can tell, Danny
You’re still glowin’, you’re still crowin’
You’re still goin’ strong
I feel the room swayin’
For the band’s playin’
One of my old fav’rite songs from ‘way back when
So, bridge that gap, fellas
Find me an empty lap, fellas
Dolly’ll never go away again

[Waiters:]
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 fav’rite songs from ‘way back when, so…

[Dolly:]
Here’s my hat fellas
I’m stayin’ where I’m at, fellas

[Waiters:]
Promise you’ll never go away again

[Dolly:]
I went away from the lights of fourteenth street
And into my personal haze
But now that I’m back in the lights of 14th Street
Tomorrow will be brighter than the good old days

[Waiters:]
Those good old days

[Dolly:]
Tell ’em to be sweet!

[Waiters:]
Hello, Well Hello Dolly!
Well hello, hey look there’s Dolly!

[Dolly:]
Glad to see you Hank, let’s thank my lucky star

[Waiters:]
Your lucky star

[Dolly:]
You’re lookin’ great, Stanley
Lose some weight, I think, I think you did,Stanley?
Dolly’s 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, you’re all so handsome
Golly gee, fellas
Find me a vacant knee, fellas

[Waiters:]
Dolly’ll never go away again

(A Dance follows Dolly and the waiters)

[Louis:]
Well, hello

[Dolly:]
Look who’s here!

[Louis:]
Dolly, this is Louis

[Dolly:]
Hello, Louis!

[Louis:]
Dolly,
It’s so nice to have you back where you belong

[Dolly:]
I am so glad to be back!

[Louis:]
Are you lookin’ swell,

[Dolly:]
Thank you, Louis!

[Louis:]
Dolly!
I can tell,

[Dolly:]
Does it show?

[Louis:]
Dolly!
You’re still glowin’, you’re still crowin’
You’re still

[Both:]
Uhm…goin’ strong

[Louis:]
I feel the room swayin’

[Dolly:]
Pee pee pah dah pee pah

[Louis:]
And the band’s playin’

[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, you’re my favorite!

[Louis:]
Show some snap, find her an empty lap, yeah!

[Dolly:]
Yeahuuhm!

[Both:]
Dolly’ll never go away again…

[Waiters:]
Well, well Hello, Dolly,
Well, Hello, Dolly,
It’s so nice to have you back where you belong
You’re looking swell, Dolly,(wow)
We can tell, Dolly, (wow)
You’re still glowin’, you’re still crowin’
You’re still goin’ 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:]
Dolly’ll never go away again.
Dolly’ll never go away again.
Dolly’ll never go away again.