Cornelius & Barnaby Yes, New York It's really us Barnaby and Cornelius Mrs. Molloy & 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 Mrs. Molloy 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 Mrs. Molloy And the way I keep my pinky up Indubitably proves All That we got elegance We got built in elegance And with elegance...elegance... Elegance...elegance...elegance We'll carry it off!
We got elegance If you ain't got elegance You can never ever carry it off We got Elegance...