Horace:   Hello, dolly!   Well, hello, dolly!   It's so nice to have you here   Where you belong   I never knew dolly   Without you, dolly   Life was awfully flat   And more than that   Was awfully wrong      Dolly:   Here's my hat, horace!   I'm staying where I'm at, horace!   Dolly will never go away...      Horace:   Wonderful woman!      Both:   Again. . .      Townspeople:   Put on you sunday clothes   When you feel dawn and out   Strut down the street and have your picture took   Dressed like a dream your spirits seem to turn about   That sunday shine is a certain sign   That you feel as fine as you look!      Take the someone whose arms you're in   Hold onto her tight and spin   And one two three, one two three, one two three   Look!      Cornelius:   I held her   For an instant   But my arms felt sure and strong      All:   It only takes a moment   To be loved a whole life long...      Men:   Yes, it takes a woman   A dainty woman   A sweetheart, a mistress, a wife   Oh yes, it takes a woman   A fragile woman   To bring you the sweet things   In life!      All:   Well, well, hello, dolly!   Well, hello, dolly!   It' 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   You'll see the crowd swayin'   For the band's playin'   One of your old favorite songs   From way back when      Dolly   Wow, wow, wow, fellas   Look at the old girl now, fellas!      Chorus   Dolly, you'll never go away   Dolly, you'll never go away   Dolly, you'll never go away   Again!         Hello dolly, 1969