We've Got Elegance Jerry Herman, Hello Dolly

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

All the guests of Mr. Hackl are
Feelin' 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 Jims tonight

Could they be
Misleading us?
Silver spoons were used for feeding us
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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
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Have you noticed when I hold my cup
The saucer never moves
And the way I keep my pinky up
Indubitably proves
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