Don't Tell Mama (Cabaret OBC)

Jill Haworth and the Cabaret girls sing "Dont Tell Mama (with Joel Grey as the Emcee) in the 1966 original Broadway production of Cabaret by Kander and Ebb.

[EMCEE]
Meine Damen und Herren... Mesdames et
Messieurs... Ladies and Gentlemen- unt now-The Kit Kat Klub
is proud to present the toast of Mayfair... Fraulein Sally Bowles!!

[SALLY]
Mama
Thinks I'm living in a convent,
A secluded little convent
In the southern part of France.

Mama
Doesn't even have an inkling
That I'm working in a Nightclub
In a pair of lacy pants.

So please, sir.
If you run into my Mama,
Don't reveal my indiscretion,
Give a working girl a chance.

Hush up,
Don't tell Mama,
Shush up,
Don't tell Mama...
Don't tell Mama,
Whatever you do.
If you had a secret,
You bet I could keep it.
I would never tell on you.
I'm breaking every promise
That I gave her,
So won't you kindly do a girl
A great big favour?
And please, my sweet patater,
Keep this from the Mater,
Though my dance
Is not against the law.

You can tell my Papa, that's all right,
'Cause he comes in here every night,
But don't tell Mama what you saw!

[SALLY AND THE CABARET GIRLS]
Mama
Thinks I'm on a tour of Europe,
With a couple of my school chums
And a lady chaperone.

Mama
Doesn't even have an inkling
That I left them all in Antwerp
And I'm touring on my own.

So please, Sir
If you run into my Mama
Don't reveal my indiscretion.

[SALLY]
Just leave well enough alone.

[CABARET GIRLS]
Hush up,

[SALLY]
Don't tell Mama.

[CABARET GIRLS]
Shush up,

[SALLY]
Don't tell Mama;

[CABARET GIRLS]
Don't tell Mama
Whatever you do.

[SALLY]
If you had a secret,
You bet I could keep it.

[ALL]
I would never tell on you.
You wouldn't want to get me
In a pickle,

[SALLY]
And have her go and cut me off
Without a nickel.

[ALL]
So let's trust one another,
Keep this from my mother,
Though I'm still as pure as mountain snow.

[SALLY]
You can tell my Uncle
Here and now
'Cause he's my agent anyhow,

[CABARET GIRLS]

But don't tell Mama what you know.

[SALLY]
You can tell my Grandma
Suits me fine
Just yesterday she joined the line,

[CABARET GIRLS]
But don't tell Mama what you know.

[SALLY]
You can tell my brother,
That ain't grim
'Cause if her squeals on me
I'll squeal on him,

[ALL]
But don't tell Mama, bitte
Don't tell Mama, please, Sir.
Don't tell Mama, what you know.

[GIRLS]
Sssh!
Sssh!

[SALLY]
If you see my, Mummy,
Mum's the word!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• don't
• tell
• mama
• cabaret
• original
• broadway
• cast
• jill
• haworth
• joel
• grey
• kander
• ebb

[youLOVEamelia]

Thanks for posting this. I love this version of the song =D

[GreenFireflies]

No problem :D

[greenapple0608]

I found it! Finally! This brings me back to my Thespian days,

[merlecasey13]

I want this video on my OT-C750 phone.

[denoordster]

Yes! This is the version I must have to study!

Thx!

[Shahrdad]

One of my best friends was in the original cast (she was Texas) and relates that Hal Prince kept telling Haworth that she was singing too well and should sing less well, since Sally is not a real singer.

[nezzynez]

I grew up with this Jill Haworth version - she will always be my Sally. Thanks for posting this!

[KENNY1BOONVILLE]

i loved the performance to this song at thespian!