What good is sittin' alone in your room Come hear the music play, yes Life is a cabaret old chum Come to the cabaret Put down that knittin', the book and the broom Time for a holiday, yes Life is a cabaret old chum So come to the cabaret Come taste the wine, come hear that band Yes, it's time for celebratin' Right this way, your table's waitin' No use permittin' a prophet of doom Wipe every smile away, yes Life is a cabaret old chum So come to the cabaret, yes Yes, life is a cabaret old chum Only a cabaret old chum So come to the cabaret