Englishman in New York

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I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
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I like my toast done on the side
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And you can hear it in my accent when I talk 
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I'm an Englishman in New York
 
See me walking down Fifth Avenue 
А walking cane here at my side 
I take it everywhere I walk 
I'm an Englishman in New York 

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I'm an alien I'm a legal alien 
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I'm an Englishman in New York
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I'm an alien I'm a legal alien 
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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 

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Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety 
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You could end up as the only one 
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Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society 
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At night a candle's brighter than the sun