We've been invited to a cocktail party
   Over by the palace wall
   I've not been dressed up since my graduation
   Haven't been around at all
   Look what happens when you reach the top
   The whole world is your oyster
   You walk 'round like a bleeding fop
  
   Meet me outside the curiosity shop
   No need to bring money
   Life can be so funny
   When you're hangin' around with the hoi polloi
  
   The countess wipes her nose upon her sleeve
   Doesn't think that we can see
   The Duke of Astinbury has to leave
   He's afraid to dance with me
   Look what happens when you've got it made
   Everyone respects us
   No more mingling with the local trade
  
   As the hostess checks the sky for rain
   Her fifteen year old daughter
   Drives the patriarchal letch insane
  
   We'll be hangin' around with the hoi polloi