Cabaret, Liza Minnelli

"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.
It's time for a holiday.
Life is a Cabaret, old chum
Come to the Cabaret.

Come taste the wine, Come hear the band.
Come blow a horn, Start celebrating;
Right this way, Your table's waiting.

What good's permitting Some prophet of doom
To wipe every smile away.
Life is a Cabaret, old chum,
So Come to the Cabaret!

I used to have a girlfriend Known as Elsie,
With whom I shared A four sordid rooms in Chelsea
She wasn't what you'd call a blushing flower...
As a matter of fact she rented by the hour.

The day she died the neighbors Came to snicker:
"Well, that's what comes from too much pills and liquor."
But when I saw her laid out like a Queen,
She was the happiest... corpse... I'd ever seen.

I think of Elsie to this very day.
I remember how she'd turn to me and say:
"What good is sitting all alone in you room?
Come hear the music play.
Life is a Cabaret, old chum,
Come to the Cabaret.

And as for me, And as for me,
I made my mind up, back in Chelsea,
When I go, I'm going like Elsie.

Start by admitting, From cradle to tomb
It isn't that a long a stay.
Life is a Cabaret, old chum,
It's only a Cabaret, old chum
And I love a Cabaret.

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[milowagon]

This is an astounding performance. The screen crackles with energy from Liza. I really enjoyed the whole movie, truly inspiring!

[latitudeCheck]

I have always enjoyed Liza Minelli as a great actress and as a wonderful singer. Also I might be the only person person in the world who cannot compare Liza to her famous Mom and Dad. Liza is extremely talented and I sense she had to work extremely hard to get those talents. Nothing was handed to her.

[BEllana8472]

That Moment when you realize that this Joel Grey is the father of Dirty Dancings Jennifer Grey....

[Troy Tempest]

Priceless.

[yellowstarfish09]

i agree with you 100% and all but... i mean.. it was a little handed to her. its not like she was some nobody from the sticks. her mom and dad were in the spotlight. so i mean, she had a good jumping off point, she didn't start from nothing.

[shniggle99]

I watch this as I sit alone in my room while life reels outside my window. I feel like I'm committing a crime.

[1483423]

Not just a chip off the old block, but the old block itself! :)

[Camille Bouchard]

J'adore Liza Minnelli

[orhugs]

I agree that she was a totally diffrent talent from her parents. I mean lots of people dont even know she's Judy's daughter. But You can totally hear Judy's voice in hers :) So I think genetically and enviromentallly she was handed a great gift but her career was in no way handed to her

[DJSranda]

Lisa is great. Thank You. I recommed my Matchland... Next episodes will come...

[Lourdes Ortega]

Siempre me gustó esta voz!!

[norma rosales]

marabillosaaaaaaaaaaaaaa