In the palace of Versailles, before the fall We were wild, we were so debauched Extravagance was practically a lot If we ever got bored, we'd say "let's throw a ball" You'd chase me naked through the palace garden Before we dove into a sparkling champagne fountain Eating cake with a little golden platter They never really knew that I got here from the gutter 'Cause I dance like an aristocrat Hold your head up high, yeah, just like that Show me that you understand C'mon and do it like only a poor kid can Oh, aristocrat Oh, dance like an aristocrat Oh, aristocrat Oh, dance like an aristocrat In the middle of the night The ladies of the court Would cat fight tryna be the king's consort I'm sorry B, he's hot for me La Comtesse to poverty Me and Marie dressed in 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 'Cause I dance like an aristocrat Hold your head up high, yeah, just like that Show me that you understand C'mon and do it like only a poor kid can Oh, aristocrat Oh, dance like an aristocrat Oh, aristocrat Oh, dance like an aristocrat Out of fire Out of fire ♪ Oh, aristocrat Oh, dance like an aristocrat Oh, aristocrat Oh, dance like an aristocrat