Yes New York
It's really us
Barnaby and Cornelius
All the guests of Mr.
Hackel are feelin' great
And look spectacular
What a knack there is
To that actin' 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 Jims
Tonight
Could they be
Misleading us?
Silver spoons
Were used for
Feeding us
We 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
Kowtows to us
J. P. 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 pinky up
Indubitably proves...
That we got elegance
We got built-in
Elegance
And with elegance!
Elegance!
Elegance!
Elegance!
We'll carry it off...