Jerry Herman — Elegance

[CORNELIUS & BARNABY] Yes, New York It's really us Barnaby and Cornelius [IRENE & MINNIE] All the guests of Mr. Hackl are Feelin' great and look spectacular [ALL] 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 [CORNELIUS] All who are Well-bred agree Minnie Fay Has pedigree [IRENE] Exercise your wildest whims tonight We are out with diamond Jims tonight [MINNIE] Could they be Misleading us? [CORNELIUS & BARNABY] Silver spoons were used for feeding us We got elegance If you ain't got elegance [ALL] 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 [MINNIE] Vanderbilt Kowtows to us [CORNELIUS] J.P. Morgan scrapes and bows to us [ALL] We've got elegance We were born with elegance [CORNELIUS] Have you noticed when I hold my cup The saucer never moves? [IRENE] And the way I keep my pinky up Indubitably proves [ALL] That we got elegance We've got built in elegance And with elegance We'll carry it off!