[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Look what happens when you reach the top
The whole world is your oyster
You walk 'round like a bleeding fop

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Look what happens when you've got it made
Everyone respects us
No more mingling with the local trade
[Chorus]
Meet me outside the Curiosity Shop
No need to bring money
Life can be so funny
When you're hangin' around with the

[Verse 3]
As the hostess checks the sky for rain
Her fifteen year old daughter
Drives the patriarchal letch insane

[Chorus]
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

[Outro]
We'll be hangin' around with the hoi polloi
We'll be hangin' around with the hoi polloi
Hoi polloi