Sting Lyrics

Album: Best Of-Fields Of Gold

Englishman in New York Lyrics

I don't take coffee I take tea my dear

 I like my toast done on one side

 And you can hear it in my accent when I talk

 I'm an Englishman in New York

 

 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

 

 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

 

 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

 

 Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety

 You could end up as the only one

 Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society

 At night a candle's brighter than the sun

 

 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

 

 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