PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
020 - Hello Dolly
Verse 1
Hel-lo! Dol-ly! Well Hel-lo! Dol-ly!
It’s ‘so nice’ to have you
back where you be-long.
You’re look-ing swell, Dol-ly, we can tell Dol-ly,
you’re still glow-in’, you’re still crow-in’,
you’re still go-in’ strong.
Verse 2
We feel the room sway-in’
for the band’s play-in’
one of your ol-d fav-‘rite
songs from way back when
So -
take her wrap, fel-las,
find her an emp-ty lap fel-las
Dol-ly ‘ll nev-er go a-way a-gain!
Verse 1 reprise
[Now for contrast sing ‘short, sharp and clipped’]
Hel-lo! Dol-ly! Well, Hel-lo! Dol-ly!
It’s ‘so nice’ to have you
back where you be-long!
You’re look-ing swell, Dol-ly! We can tell Dol-ly!
You’re still glow-in’, you’re still crow-in’,
you’re still go-in’ strong.
Verse 2 reprise
[Now broaden singing out again]
We feel the room sway-in’
for the band’s play-in’
one of your ol-d fav-‘rite
songs from way back when
So -
Gol-ly gee fel-las,
find her a vacant knee fel-las,
Outtro
Dol-ly ‘ll nev-er go a-way!
Dol-ly ‘ll nev-er go a-way!
Dol-ly ‘ll nev-er go a-way, a-gain!
In 1964 Louis Armstrong recorded his biggest-selling record Hello, Dolly, words and music Jerry Herman