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      All:   We got elegance   If you ain't got elegance   You can never ever carry it off      [dance interlude]      All:   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      Barnaby:   I beheave like walter wally   When the streets are full of mud      Mrs. molloy:   And the bluest huckelberry isn't bluer than my blood      Minnie:   Have you noticed when I hold my cup   The saucer never moves      Cornelius:   And the way I keep my pinky up   Indubitably proves that      All:   We got elegance   We got built in elegance   And with elegance...elegance...   Elegance...elegance...elegance   We'll carry it off!         All:   We got elegance   If you ain't got elegance   You can never ever carry it off   We got elegance...