[Verse 1]
I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear
I 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

[Verse 2]
You see me walking down Fifth Avenue
A walking cane here at my side
I take it everywhere I walk
I'm an Englishman in New York

[Chorus]
Whoa-oh
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
Whoa-oh
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York

[Pre-Chorus]
If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said
He's the hero of the day
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say
[Chorus]
Whoa-oh
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York
Whoa-oh
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York

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

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 3]
Takes more than combat gear to make a man
Takes more than a license for a gun
Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can
A gentleman will walk but never run

[Pre-Chorus]
If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said
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
[Chorus]
(Whoa-oh) Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)
Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an Englishman in New York)
(Whoa-oh) Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)
Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an Englishman in New York)
(Whoa-oh) Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)
Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an Englishman in New York)
(Whoa-oh) Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)
Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an Englishman in New York)
(Whoa-oh) Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)
Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an Englishman in New York)
(Whoa-oh) Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien)
Be yourself no matter what they say
(I'm an Englishman in New York)