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