Sheet Music Singer

From the Musical “HELLO, DOLLY!” 1964.
Words and Music by Jerry Herman.
Words and Music by Bob Merrill.
Copyright ©6 Mar 1964 (Published in Vocal Selections)

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The sheet music:

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Lyrics:

Yes, New York, It’s really us, Barnaby and Cornelius
All the guests of Mister Hackle are
Feelin’ great and look “spectacalar”
What a knack there is t’ that actin’ 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
We got Elegance, If you ain’t got Elegance
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
Vanderbilt kow-tows to us, J.P. Morgan scrapes and bows to us
We got Elegance, We were born with Elegance

Have you notice when I hold my cup, the saucer never moves
And the way I hold my pinkie up indubitably proves
That we got Elegance, We got built in Elegance
And with Elegance, Elegance, Elegance, Elegance
Elegance, We’ll carry it off!

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