Tom Lehrer - The Bourgeoisie Lyrics

Hearts as light as air
Eyes and cheeks aglow
We were twenty, and we had the truth
With my friend Pierre
And my friend Jojo
To the bar we'd go to drink our youth

Pierre thought he was Casanova
Jojo, Voltaire and Debussy
"And I, who always was the proudest
I imagined I was me"

From the Grand Hotel the businessmen would leave
We would greet them as they came along
Showing them our class
Showing them our ass

The bourgeoisie are really pigs
They don't get smart, they just get fatter
The bourgeoisie with all their dough
The more they learn, the less they know

Hearts as light as air
Eyes and cheeks aglow
We were twenty, and we knew the truth
With my friend Pierre
And my friend Jojo
Drunk with beer but even more with youth

Casanova chased the ladies
Voltaire wrote songs with Debussy
"And I, who always was the proudest
I got almost as drunk as me"

From the Grand Hotel the lawyers would appear
We would greet them as they came along
"Veddy uppah clahss
Showing them our ahss"

The bourgeoisie are really pigs
They don 't get smart, they just get fatter
The bourgeoisie with all their dough
They more they learn, the less they know

Hearts no longer dare
Eyes no longer glow
At the Grand Hotel we often dine
The notary, Pierre
The businessman, Jojo
And I, the lawyer, talk and sip our wine

Pierre may talk of Casanova,
Jojo, Voltaire and Debussy,
"And I, who still remain the proudest,
I still talk of me"

Later when we leave
From that bar they come
Scum who ought to stay where they belong
Clearly lower class
Showing us their well

The bour-geoi-sie are really pigs
They don't get smart, they just get fatter
The bourgeoisie with all their dough
They more they learn, the less they know

"Officer, officer, arrest these hooligans, they are a public nuisance
We are taxpayers, and we don't need to have these hoodlums bothering us every night
God help the world when this generation grows up
Officer, officer"