[Verse 1]

In the Palace of Versailles, before the fall

We were wild, we were so debauched

Extravagance was practically a law

If we ever got bored, we'd say, "Let's throw a ball"

[Pre-Chorus]

You'd chase me naked through the palace garden

Before we dove into a sparkling champagne fountain

Eating cake with a little golden butter

They never even knew that I got here from the gutter

[Chorus]

'Cause I dance like an aristocrat

Hold your head up high, yeah, just like that

Show me that you understand

Come on and do it like only a poor kid can

[Post-Chorus]

Oh, aristocrat

Oh, dance like an aristocrat

Oh, aristocrat

Oh, dance like an aristocrat

[Verse 2]

In the middle of the night, the ladies of the court

Would catfight tryna be the king's consort

I'm sorry, B, he's hot for me

La Comtesse du Poverty

[Pre-Chorus]

Me and Marie dressed head to toe in diamonds

With an orchestra to drown out all the violence

And the gossip cut like a handcrafted stiletto

But they never figured out that I got here from the ghetto

[Chorus]

'Cause I dance like an aristocrat

Hold your head up high, yeah, just like that

Show me that you understand

Come on and do it like only a poor kid can

[Post-Chorus]

Oh, aristocrat

Oh, dance like an aristocrat

Oh, aristocrat

Oh, dance like an aristocrat

[Bridge]

Out of the fire

Out of the fire

Courante, bourrée, allemande if you want

Courante, bourrée, allemande if you want

[Outro]

Oh, aristocrat

Oh, dance like an aristocrat

Oh, aristocrat

Oh, dance like an aristocrat