Don't Tell Mama

And now

Meine damen und herrens

Mesdames et monsieurs

Ladies and gentlemen

The Kit Kat Club is proud to present

A most talented young lady from England

Now she is so talented, so charming

That only yesterday I said to her

I want you for my wife

And she said, "Your wife?

What would she want with me?"

Thank you, thank you

I give you, and don't you forget to bring her back

Once you have finished with her

The Toast of Mayfair

Fräulein Sally Bowles!

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

Take your hand out of your pocket

Sir, where I can see them

So, please, sir

If you run into my mama

Don't reveal my indiscretions

Give a working girl a chance

Ah, ah, ah!

Hush up! Don't tell mama

Shash up! Don't tell mama

Don't tell mama, whatever you do

If you had a secret

You bet I would 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 favor?

And please my sweet potato

Keep this from the mater

No, my dance is not against the law

You can tell my papa

That's alright

Because he comes in here every night

But don't tell mama what you saw! Woo

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 indiscretions

Just leave well enough, alone

Hello!

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 would keep it

I would never tell on you!

You wouldn't want to get me in a pickle

And have her go and cut me off

Without a nickel

So let trust one another

Keep this from my mother

Though I'm still pure as mountain snow

You can tell my uncle, here and now

'Cause he's my agent, anyhow

But don't tell mama what you know

And you can tell my grandma

Suits me fine

Just yesterday she joined the line

But don't tell mama what you know

You can tell my brother

That ain't grim

Because if he squeals on me

I'll squeal on him!

But don't tell mama

Bitte, don't tell mama

Please sir, don't tell mama

What you know

If you see my mummy

Mum's the word!