I'm an alien, I'm an alienI'm an alien, legal alienI don't drink coffee I take tea my dearI like my toast done on the sideYou can hear it in my accent when I talkI'm an Englishman in New YorkSee me walking down Fifth AvenueWalking cane here at my sideI take it everywhere I walkI'm an Englishman in New YorkI'm an alien, I'm a legal alienI'm an Englishman in New YorkI'm an alien, I'm a legal alienI'm an Englishman in New YorkModesty, propriety can lead to notorietyYou could end up as the only oneGentleness, sobriety are rare in this societyAt night a candle's brighter than the sunIf "manners maketh man" as someone saidThen he's the hero of the dayIt takes a man to suffer ignorance and smileBe yourself no matter what they sayBe yourself no matter what they sayBe yourself no matter what they sayI'm an alien, I'm a legal alienI'm an alien, legal alienI'm an alien, legal alienI'm an Englishman in New YorkI'm an Englishman in New YorkI'm an Englishman in New York