Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman & Original Broadway Cast of Hello, Dolly! & Carol Channing
Jerry Herman & Original Broadway Cast of Hello, Dolly! & David Burns
Jerry Herman & Original Broadway Cast of Hello, Dolly! & Charles Nelson Reilly & & Jerry Dodge & Carol Channing
Jerry Herman & Eileen Brennan
Jerry Herman & Original Broadway Cast of Hello, Dolly! & & Eileen Brennan & Carol Channing
Jerry Herman & Original Broadway Cast of Hello, Dolly! & Eileen Brennan & Jerry Dodge & Carol Channing & Charles Nelson Reilly
Jerry Herman & Original Broadway Cast of Hello, Dolly! & Carol Channing
Jerry Herman & Original Broadway Cast of Hello, Dolly! & Eileen Brennan & Jerry Dodge & Charles Nelson Reilly &
Jerry Herman & Original Broadway Cast of Hello, Dolly! & Carol Channing
Jerry Herman & Original Broadway Cast of Hello, Dolly! & Charles Nelson Reilly & Eileen Brennan
Jerry Herman & Carol Channing
The scene takes place at the Harmonia Gardens restaurant, which was a favorite of Dolly when her husband was still alive. All of her matchmaking plans come together at the same time:
Horace Vandergelder is to have dinner with Ernestina, a boorish and unattractive but allegedly wealthy “match,” with...
[DOLLY]
Hello, Harry
Well, hello Louie
It's so nice to be back home where I belong
You're looking swell, Manny
I can tell, Danny
You're still glowin', you're still crowin'
You're still goin' strong
For the band's playin'
One of my old favorite 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
[DOLLY]
So 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
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, Stanley?
Dolly's overjoyed and overwhelmed and over par
[WAITERS]
I hear the ice tinkle
See the lights twinkle
And you still get glances from us handsome men
So...
[DOLLY]
Golly gee, fellas
Find me a vacant knee, fellas
[WAITERS]
Dolly'll never go away again
[A DANCE follows Dolly and the waiters]
[WAITERS]
Well, well hello, Dolly
Well hello, Dolly
It's so nice to have you back where you belong
You're lookin' swell, Dolly
We can tell, Dolly
You're still glowin', you're still crowin'
You're still goin' strong
I hear the ice tinkle
See the lights twinkle
And you still get glances from us handsome men
So...
[DOLLY]
Wow wow wow, fellas
[WAITERS]
Hey, Yeh!
[DOLLY]
Look at the old girl now, fellas
[WAITERS]
Wow!
[ALL]
Dolly'll never go away again
Hello, Dolly! was written by Jerry Herman.
Hello, Dolly! was produced by Andy Wiswell.