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[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 Songtexte[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... Aus Songtexte Mania