WHEN MABEL COMES IN THE ROOM



Somehow the ceiling seems a little higher

from the very moment I see mabel come in the room.

It feels like someone lit a roaring fire

but it's just the glow I get when Mabel comes in the room.

The faded sofa stands a little prouder,

that bunch of artificial flowers might even bloom.

I can feel my heartbeat beat a little louder

the very moment I see Mabel come in the room.



The dingy curtains seems a little brighter,

I can hear the tinny piano playin' a gorgeous song.

The grouchy doorman seems a bit politer,

it's his way of saying, "Welcome home, you've been gone too long."

The day you left us was a small disaster,

you took the love and light and laughter and left the gloom.

But I can feel my heartbeat beat a little faster

and I can swiftly shed the strain of the years

the very moment her first footstep appears,

the very moment I see Mabel come in the room.



La-da-da-da-da la-da-da-da-da

la-da-da-da dom bom ra-da-da-da-da-da

La-da-da-da-da la-da-da-da-da-da

La-da-da-da da-da-da-da la-da-da-da-da-da

The faded sofa stands a little prouder,

that bunch of artificial flowers might even bloom.

And I can feel my heartbeat beat a little louder

and I can swiftly shed the strain of the years

the very moment her first footstep appears,

the very moment I see Mabel come in the room.



- Jerry Herman