I don't drink coffee, I take tea, my dear I like my toast down 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 5th Avenue A walking cane here at my side I take it everywhere I walk I'm an Englishman in New York Woah, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Woah, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York It matters, make it matter, 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 Woah, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Woah, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Modesty, propriety, collegial notoriety You could end up as the only one Gentleness, sobriety, sereneness, society A night of 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 It matters, make it matter, 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 Woah, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Woah, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Woah, I'm an alien I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York Woah, I'm an alien I'm an Englishman in New York