[GENE]
The bridge is my rainbow
The bridge is my friend
And it's got a pot o' gold at the other end
Not a pot o' gold
You can buy or sell—
It's the Plaza Hotel!

I'm crossing the rainbow
I'm taking a ride
To a razzle-dazzle world on the other side
Very special world
Gotta have a pass
Called "class"

A man can be
A runner by day
But socially
What counts is the way
He looks
That's what I mean by "class"

I've got two suits
Just two to my name
I got just two suits
But both of 'em came
From Brooks
That's what I mean by "class!"
"Class" is when you're wrapped in Harris tweed
And always look impeccable in what you're wrapped in
"Class" is when you demonstrate your breeding
Like, for instance, when you call a waiter "Captain"

This is why
A room is a "flat"
You don't say "tie"
You call it "cravat"
Say you drink from a "tumbler"
Instead of a glass
That's the mark of someone who has
What I call "class"

The beautiful people
Who live out there
Have savoir-faire—
That's "class" in French
The beautiful people
Who live with grace
On Sutton Place
Wear robes and peignoirs
And purchase Renoirs

The beautiful people
Are my people— it's them I belong with!
So tell me what's wrong with
That?
[HANK]
The beautiful people
Are not for you
Their blood is blue
They're out of your class
Be yourself, Gene, be yourself

[ALL BUT GENE]
Be yourself, Gene, be yourself
Be yourself, Gene, be yourself
Be yourself, Gene, be yourself
Be yourself, Gene, be yourself

[GENE]
I'd like to own a Rolls Royce
A town house, a yacht
All things expensive and choice
And rare
I've got the friends that I need
To share what I've got
But I need the things to share

Some people live out their lives
And don't give a damn
They buy things on the install-
Ment plan
That's not for me—I don't want
To be what I am
I want to be what I can!

The beautiful people get up at noon
And spend all their time having fun
They better make way, 'cause pretty soon
The four hundred will be four hundred and one!

Ten buck tips
Havana cigars
Cross-country trips
In high-powered cars
"Captain, bring me a brandy
And a large demitasse!"
Weeknights I'm a Brooklyn boy
But on Saturday night
I've got class!