Elegance

Yes, New York
It's really us
Barnaby and
Cornelius!

All the guests of Mr. Hackl
Are feeling great and look spectacular

What a knack
There is to that
Acting like a born aristocrat

We got elegance
If you ain't got elegance
You can never, ever carry
It off!

All who are
Well-bred agree
Minnie Fay
Has pedigree

Exercise your wildest whims tonight
We are out with diamond gems tonight!

Could they be
Misleading us?

Silver spoons were used for feeding us

We've got elegance
If you ain't got elegance
You can never, ever carry
It off!

Middle class?
Don't speak of it!
Savoir-faire
We reek of it!

Some were born with rags and patches
But we use dollar bills for matches and
Vanderbilt
Cow-tows to us
JP Morgan
Scrapes and bows to us

We've got elegance
We were born with elegance

Have you noticed when I hold my cup
The saucer never moves?

And the way I keep my pinkie up
Indubitably proves
That

We've got elegance
We've got built-in elegance
And with elegance
(Elegance)
(Elegance)
We'll carry it off!



Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Herman
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