I don't drink coffee
I take tea my dear
I like my toast done on my side
And you can hear it in my accent
when I talk
I'm an Englishman in New York
See me walking down
Fifth Avenue
A walking cane here on my side
I take it everywhere I walk
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
If manners maketh man
as someone said
Then he's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer
ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter
what they say
I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
I'm an alien
I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
Modesty propriety
can lead to notoriety
You could end up
as the only one
Gentleness sobriety
are rare in this society
At night a candle's brighter
than the sun
If manners maketh man
as someone said
Then he's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer
ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter
what they say
Be yourself no matter
what they say
Be yourself no matter
what they say