Lyrics Nouveau poor - The King's Singers
I
hadn't
a
care
as
a
millionaire,
I
was
always
overspent.
I
owned
a
penthouse
pied
a
terre
On
the
nicer
side
of
Eton
Square,
And
a
country
house
for
the
country
air,
And
an
acre
or
two
in
Kent.
Now
it's
not
the
same
since
the
baliffs
came,
And
all
my
belongings
went.
I
always
knew
I
would
rue
the
day,
And
now
I
scrimp
to
pay
my
way,
In
genteel
poverty,
Bleak
and
grey,
In
a
semi-detached
I
rent.
For
we're
the
nouveau
poor,
The
wolf
is
at
our
door.
We're
in
Buck's
Peerage
We're
in
Who's
Who.
We're
in
the
red,
And
in
penury
too.
But
that's
not
new
no
more,
Now
we're
the
nouveau
poor.
I
was
overly
rash
when
I
had
the
cash,
And
I
seldom
kept
the
score.
If
I
ever
lost
such
a
mand
affair,
I
would
simply
cash
in
a
stock
or
share.
Or
sell
some
family
silverware,
There
was
always
plenty
more.
When
funds
ran
dry,
I
found
that
I,
Had
bills
I
could
not
ignore,
And
I
paid
off
debts
to
several
banks,
And
joining
the
ever-swelling
ranks,
Of
the
genteel
nouveau
poor.
For
we're
the
nouveau
poor,
The
wolf
is
at
our
door.
We're
in
Buck's
Peerage
We're
in
Who's
Who.
We're
in
the
red,
And
in
penury
too.
Now
that's
not
new
no
more,
Oh
we're
the
nouveau
poor.
The
nouveau
poor,
Are
an
awful
bore,
We
have
lost
our
rich
veneer.
We
used
to
dine
out
everyday
on
caviar
and
steak
bombay.
And
now
it's
Chinese
take-away,
Washed
down
with
home
brewed
beer.
We
hope
and
pray
that
one
fine
day,
Our
wealth
will
be
restored.
We
dream
of
the
Rolls
we
kept
for
best,
And
our
liveried
chauffeur,
smartly
dressed,
As
we
fix
the
flag
with
the
family
crest,
On
the
front
of
our
clapped-out
Ford.
For
we're
the
nouveau
poor,
The
move
is
at
our
door.
We're
in
Buck's
Peerage
We're
in
Who's
Who.
We're
in
the
red,
And
in
penury
too.
But
that's
not
new
no
more,
Now
we're
the
nouveau,
Nouveau
povre,
Please
move
over,
We're
the
nouveau
Dabba,
dabba,
dabba,
dabba
dabba,
da
da,
Yeah!
Album
New Day
1 You Are The New Day
2 Nouveau poor
3 Three times a lady
4 What's in a Tune?
5 You'd Have to Be a Rosie
6 Singapore girl
7 The rhythm of life
8 The Gambler
9 It was almost like a song
10 Here comes the sun
11 Hush Little Baby, Don't Say a Word
12 Money, money, money - Summer Nights
13 The summer knows
14 Could it be magic
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