Don't drink coffee, I take tea, my dear Like my toast done on one side But you can hear it in my accent when I talk I'm an Englishman in New York You see me walking down Fifth Avenue Walking cane here at my side I take it everywhere I walk I'm an Englishman in New York Oh, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Oh, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York If manners make us manners, someone say He's our hero of the day It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile Be yourself, no matter what they say Oh, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Oh, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Modesty, propriety, elites and notoriety She put him up as the only one A man who lives so brightly, a man in this society A man who candles brighter than the sun It takes more than combat gear to make a man It takes more than a license for a gun Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can A gentleman will walk but never run If manners make us manners, someone say He's our hero of the day It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile Be yourself, no matter what they say Be yourself, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Be yourself, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Be yourself, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York