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 said “let’s throw a ball”



And you’d chase me naked through the palace gardens

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



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



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



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



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



Out of the fire

Out of the fire

Courante, Bourrée, Allemande if you want



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